Etymology

Pleiades

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Today it means: The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione. Full definition →

Latin Pleiades ← Ancient Greek Πλειάδες
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠλειάδες
  2. Latin · derived fromPleiades
  3. English todayPleiades

From Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes). In the astronomical sense, displaced Old English seofonstierre (literally “the seven stars”).

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