Etymology

cassandra

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Today it means: A person who makes dire predictions, especially those which are not believed but which turn out to be true. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΚασσάνδρα
  2. English todayCassandra

From Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra). The figurative noun sense named after Trojan princess Cassandra.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΚασσάνδρα all →

Kassandra

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