Etymology

Cynthus

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Today it means: A mountain of Delos, famous in Greek mythology as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis Full definition →

Latin Cynthus ← Ancient Greek Κύνθος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΚύνθος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromCynthus
  3. English todayCynthus

Borrowed from Latin Cynthus, from Ancient Greek Κύνθος (Kúnthos).

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