Etymology

Demosthenes

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Today it means: A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs), famously borne by Demosthenes, the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC. Full definition →

Latin Dēmosthenēs ← Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΔημοσθένης
  2. Latin · borrowed fromDēmosthenēs
  3. English todayDemosthenes

From Latin Dēmosthenēs, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΔημοσθένης all →

Demosthenic

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