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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΧλωρίς
- English todayChloris
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χλωρίς (Khlōrís, literally “Greenfinch”), from χλωρός (khlōrós, “greenish-yellow, pale green”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A nymph and the goddess of flowers and spring. She is a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of Zephyrus, and mother of Karpos. Her Roman counterpart is Flora. Full definition →
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χλωρίς (Khlōrís, literally “Greenfinch”), from χλωρός (khlōrós, “greenish-yellow, pale green”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.