Etymology

Atreidae

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Today it means: Collectively, the family and descendants of the mythical Mycenaean king Atreus, including either of his sons Menelaus and Agamemnon, who both feature in the Iliad. Full definition →

Latin Atrīdae ← Ancient Greek Ἀτρεῖδαι
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈτρείδης
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈτρεῖδαι
  3. Latin · borrowed fromAtrīdae
  4. English todayAtreidae

Borrowed from Latin Atrīdae, from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεῖδαι (Atreîdai), nominative plural of Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs). By surface analysis, Atreus + -id.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἈτρείδης all →

Atreid

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