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Nearchus

Today it means: A certain officer of Alexander the Great. Full definition →

Latin Nearchus ← Ancient Greek Νέαρχος

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Ancient Greek · derived fromΝέαρχος
Latin · borrowed fromNearchus
English todayNearchus

Borrowed from Latin Nearchus, from Ancient Greek Νέαρχος (Néarkhos).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.