Etymology

Tyche

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Today it means: The goddess of luck/fortune; counterpart of the Roman Fortuna. Full definition →

Latin Tychē ← Ancient Greek Τύχη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΤύχη
  2. Latin · borrowed fromTychē
  3. English todayTyche

Borrowed from Latin Tychē, from Ancient Greek Τύχη (Túkhē), from τύχη (túkhē, “fortune”). Compare Latin Tychō.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΤύχη all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.