Etymology

choreus

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Latin choreus ← Ancient Greek χορεῖος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχορεῖος
  2. Latin · derived fromchoreus
  3. English todaychoreus

From Latin choreus, from Ancient Greek χορεῖος (khoreîos), related to χορός (khorós, “choir, chorus”).

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