The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἈθανάσιος
- Latin · borrowed fromAthanasius
- English todayAthanasius
Borrowed from Latin Athanasius, from Ancient Greek Ἀθανάσιος (Athanásios), from ἀθανάσιος (athanásios, “immortal”), from ἀθάνατος (athánatos, “immortal”). Doublet of Athanasios and Afanasy. Compare Ambrose.
Words from the same roots
Ancient GreekἈθανάσιος all →
Afanasy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.