Etymology

Dioscuri

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Today it means: The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together. Full definition →

Latin Dioscūrī ← Ancient Greek Δῐόσκοροι (Dĭóskoroi) ← Proto-Hellenic *kórwos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws
  3. Proto-Hellenic*Dzéus
  4. Ancient GreekΖεύς (Zeús)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*kórwos
  7. Ancient Greekκόρος (kóros)
  8. Ancient GreekΔῐόσκοροι (Dĭóskoroi)
  9. LatinDioscūrī
  10. English todayDioscuri

From Latin Dioscūrī, from Ancient Greek Διόσκουροι (Dióskouroi, “the youths of Zeus”).

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