Etymology

Idalian

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to Idalium, an ancient city of Cyprus where Aphrodite was worshipped. Full definition →

First used 16th c.Latin Īdalius ← Koine Greek Ιδάλιον
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The story

  1. Koine Greek · derived fromΙδάλιον
  2. Latin · derived fromĪdalius“pertaining to Idalium”
  3. English todayIdalian

From Latin Īdalius (“pertaining to Idalium”) (ultimately from Koine Greek Ιδάλιον (Idálion)) + -an.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. Of or pertaining to Idalium, an ancient city of Cyprus where Aphrodite was worshipped.

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