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- Ancient Greek · derived fromΠολύβιος
- Latin · borrowed fromPolybius
- English todayPolybius
Borrowed from Latin Polybius, from Ancient Greek Πολύβιος (Polúbios, literally “much life, long-lived”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polybius, an Ancient Greek historian of the Hellenistic period. Full definition →
Borrowed from Latin Polybius, from Ancient Greek Πολύβιος (Polúbios, literally “much life, long-lived”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.