Etymology

Onesicritus

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Today it means: A Greek historian who accompanied Alexander the Great in his campaigns in Asia Full definition →

Latin Onēsicritus ← Ancient Greek Ὀνησίκριτος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὈνησίκριτος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromOnēsicritus
  3. English todayOnesicritus

Borrowed from Latin Onēsicritus, from Ancient Greek Ὀνησίκριτος (Onēsíkritos).

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