Etymology

Pherecydes

Pher·e·cy·des
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Today it means: An Ancient Greek thinker from the island of Syros, who authored a cosmogony that bridged the mythological thought of Hesiod and pre-Socratic philosophy (fl. 6th century BC) Full definition →

Latin Pherecȳdēs ← Ancient Greek Φερεκῡ́δης
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφέρω“to carry, to bring”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΦερεκῡ́δης
  3. Latin · borrowed fromPherecȳdēs
  4. English todayPherecydes

Borrowed from Latin Pherecȳdēs, from Ancient Greek Φερεκῡ́δης (Pherekū́dēs), from Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry, to bring”) + κῦδος (kûdos, “renown, glory”) + -ης (-ēs).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφέρω all →

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