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- Ancient Greek · derived fromΘησεύς
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From Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús). His name comes from the same root as θεσμός (thesmós), Greek for “institution”.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús). His name comes from the same root as θεσμός (thesmós), Greek for “institution”.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.