Etymology

aegipan

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Today it means: A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail. Full definition →

Latin Aegipān ← Ancient Greek Αἰγίπαν
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΑἰγίπαν
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromAegipān
  3. English todayaegipan

From Latin Aegipān, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Αἰγίπαν (Aigípan), from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”) + Πάν (Pán, “Pan”).

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