Etymology

dioscuric

D2I1O1S1C3U1R1I1C3

Today it means: Describing a twin; whether person or event. Full definition →

English Dioscuri ← Latin Dioscūrī ← Ancient Greek Δῐόσκοροι (Dĭóskoroi)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws
  3. Proto-Hellenic*Dzéus
  4. Ancient GreekΖεύς (Zeús)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*kórwos
  7. Ancient Greekκόρος (kóros)
  8. Ancient GreekΔῐόσκοροι (Dĭóskoroi)
  9. LatinDioscūrī
  10. EnglishDioscuri
  11. English todaydioscuric

From Dioscuri + -ic.

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