Etymology

Hyades

Hya·des
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Middle English Hyades ← Latin Hyades ← Ancient Greek Ὑάδες
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὙάδες
  2. Latin · derived fromHyades
  3. Middle English · inherited fromHyades
  4. English todayHyades

From Middle English Hyades, Yades, from Latin Hyades, from Ancient Greek Ὑάδες (Huádes), nominative and vocative plural of Ὑ̄̆ᾰ́ς (Hū̆ắs, “one of the Hyades”).

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