Etymology

Comnenus

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Today it means: member of a noble family who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1185 Full definition →

Latin Comnenus ← Medieval Greek Κομνηνός
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  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromΚομνηνός
  2. Latin · borrowed fromComnenus
  3. English todayComnenus

Borrowed from Latin Comnenus, from Medieval Greek Κομνηνός (Komnēnós).

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