The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΣῑληνός
- Latin · borrowed fromSīlēnus
- English todaySilenus
Borrowed from Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σῑληνός (Sīlēnós). Doublet of Silvanus.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Silenus
Today it means: A companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. Full definition →
Latin Sīlēnus ← Ancient Greek Σῑληνός