Etymology

Cocytus

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Today it means: A river of the underworld in Greek mythology. Full definition →

Latin Cōcȳtus ← Ancient Greek Κωκυτός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΚωκυτός
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromCōcȳtus
  3. English todayCocytus

Learned borrowing from Latin Cōcȳtus, from Ancient Greek Κωκυτός (Kōkutós, literally “lamentation”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.