Etymology

actaeonid

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Today it means: Any sea slug of the family Actaeonidae. Full definition →

Latin Actæon ← Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈκταίων
  2. Latin · derived fromActæon
  3. English todayactaeonid

Ultimately from Latin Actæon, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn) (Acteon).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἈκταίων all →

Actaeon

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