Etymology

Polemon

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Today it means: A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by various ancient philosophers. Full definition →

Latin Polemōn ← Ancient Greek Πολέμων
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠολέμων
  2. Latin · borrowed fromPolemōn
  3. English todayPolemon

Borrowed from Latin Polemōn, Polemō, from Ancient Greek Πολέμων (Polémōn), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war, battle”) + -ων (-ōn, possessive name suffix).

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