Etymology

Iamid

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Today it means: A member of an Olympian dynasty, the "house of Iamus", an extended family of seers. Full definition →

Latin Iamidēs ← Ancient Greek Ἰαμίδης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸαμίδης
  2. Latin · borrowed fromIamidēs
  3. English todayIamid

Borrowed from Latin Iamidēs, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰαμίδης (Iamídēs), from Ἴαμος (Íamos, “Iamus”) + -ίδης (-ídēs, “son of”, patronymic suffix).

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