Etymology

Melchior

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Today it means: A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles. Full definition →

Latin Melchior ← Hebrew מלכיאור
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromמלכיאור“king of light”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromMelchior
  3. English todayMelchior

From Latin Melchior, from Hebrew מלכיאור (“king of light”), from מלך (“king”) + אור (“light”).

Words from the same roots

LatinMelchior all →

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