Etymology

Theban

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to Thebes Full definition →

Latin Thēbānus ← Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai)
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  1. Ancient GreekΘῆβαι (Thêbai)
  2. LatinThēb(ae)
  3. LatinThēbānus
  4. English todayTheban

Borrowed from Latin Thēbānus, from Thēb(ae) + -ānus. By surface analysis, Theb(es) + -an.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.