Etymology

Deianira

Dei·a·ni·ra
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Today it means: The third wife of Heracles. Full definition →

Latin Dēianīra
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromDēianīra
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromDēianīra
  3. English todayDeianira

Learned borrowing from Latin Dēianīra, borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῃᾰ́νειρα (Dēiắneira, literally “hostile to her husband”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.