Etymology

Tethys

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Today it means: Personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids. Full definition →

Latin Tēthȳs ← Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús)
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  1. Ancient GreekΤηθύς (Tēthús)
  2. LatinTēthȳs
  3. English todayTethys

Borrowed from Latin Tēthȳs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús).

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