Etymology

Telesphorus

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Today it means: A god/personification of complete recuperation from illness or injury. He is a healer and a son of Asclepius and Epione. Full definition →

Latin Telesphorus ← Ancient Greek Τελεσφόρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΤελεσφόρος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromTelesphorus
  3. English todayTelesphorus

Borrowed from Latin Telesphorus, from Ancient Greek Τελεσφόρος (Telesphóros, literally “Bringer of Completion”).

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