Etymology

Demosthenic

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Today it means: Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator (384-322, B.C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon. Full definition →

Latin Demosthenicus ← Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΔημοσθένης“a celebrated orator”
  2. Latin · derived fromDemosthenicus
  3. English todayDemosthenic

From Latin Demosthenicus, from Demosthenes, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs, “a celebrated orator”). The name means "strong with the people", from δῆμος (dêmos, “the people”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

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