Etymology

danaid

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Today it means: Any member of the family Danaidae, now considered to be the nymphalid subfamily Danainae. Full definition →

Latin Danais ← Ancient Greek Δαναΐς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΔαναΐς
  2. Latin · derived fromDanais
  3. English todayDanaid

From the stem of Latin Danais, from Ancient Greek Δαναΐς (Danaḯs), from Δαναός (Danaós, “Danaus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Danaus”. By surface analysis, Danaus + -id.

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