Etymology

Aristarch

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Today it means: A severe critic. Full definition →

Latin Aristarchus ← Ancient Greek Ἀρίσταρχος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈρίσταρχος
  2. Latin · derived fromAristarchus
  3. English todayAristarch

From the Latin Aristarchus, from the Ancient Greek Ἀρίσταρχος (Arístarkhos) (Aristarkhos; “Aristarchus of Samothrace”, a severe critic of Homeric poetry).

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