Etymology

cepheid

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the family Cepheidae Full definition →

Latin Cephei ← Ancient Greek Κηφεύς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΚηφεύς
  2. Latin · derived fromCepheus
  3. Latin · derived fromCephei
  4. English todayCepheid

From Latin Cephei + -id, from Latin Cepheus, from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΚηφεύς all →

Cepheus

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.