Etymology

Orthocorybantian

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Ancient Greek Ορθοκορυβαντες ← Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎧𐎢𐎭𐎠
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  1. Old Persian · derived from𐎿𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎧𐎢𐎭𐎠“Scythians with pointed caps”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΟρθοκορυβαντες
  3. English todayOrthocorybantian

From Ancient Greek Ορθοκορυβαντες (Orthokorubantes), a calque of Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎧𐎢𐎭𐎠 (s-k-a : t-i-g-r-x-u-d-a, “Scythians with pointed caps”).

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