Etymology

Seleucus

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Today it means: A male given name from Ancient Greek, particularly Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire. Full definition →

Latin Seleucus ← Ancient Greek Σέλευκος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣέλευκος
  2. Latin · derived fromSeleucus
  3. English todaySeleucus

From Latin Seleucus, from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΣέλευκος all →

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