The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἈρχιμήδης
- Latin · learned borrowing fromArchimēdēs
- English todayArchimedes
Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Archimedes
Today it means: A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs), notably borne by Archimedes of Syracuse, an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer (c. 287–212 BCE). Full definition →
Latin Archimēdēs ← Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης