Etymology

dorcas gazelle

Today it means: Gazella dorcas, a gazelle native to northern Africa and western Asia. Full definition →

Latin dorcas ← Ancient Greek δορκάς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδορκάς
  2. Latin · derived fromdorcas
  3. English todaydorcas gazelle

From Latin dorcas from Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás) + gazelle.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδορκάς all →

Dorcas

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