Etymology

Atticus

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Today it means: A male given name from Latin. Full definition →

Latin Atticus ← Ancient Greek Ἀττῐκός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈττῐκός
  2. Latin · borrowed fromAtticus“the Attic, the Athenian, a cognomen”
  3. English todayAtticus

From Latin Atticus (“the Attic, the Athenian, a cognomen”), from Ancient Greek Ἀττῐκός (Attĭkós). Doublet of Attic.

Words from the same roots

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