Etymology

Hyrcanus

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Today it means: A male given name of historical usage, notably born by figures in Hasmonean Judaea Full definition →

Latin Hyrcānus ← Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὙρκᾱνός
  2. Latin · borrowed fromHyrcānus
  3. English todayHyrcanus

Borrowed from Latin Hyrcānus, from Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνός (Hurkānós).

Words from the same roots

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