Etymology

Iliad

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Today it means: A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the above-mentioned Homeric text. Full definition →

Latin Iliadis ← Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸλιάς
  2. Latin · borrowed fromIliadis
  3. English todayIliad

From Latin Iliadis, genitive of Ilias, from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), the poem about Ἴλιον (Ílion, an alternative name for Troy). By surface analysis, Ili- + -ad.

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Ancient GreekἸλιάς all →

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