The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀδελφός“brother”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδέρη“neck, throat”
- English todayderadelphus
From Ancient Greek δέρη (dérē, “neck, throat”) + Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἀδελφός all →
Adelphiadelpho-adelphophagyadelphotaxonadelphousdiadelphouspentadelphouspolyadelphoussynadelphitetetradelphoustriadelphous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.