ephebe

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔφηβος“adolescent”
2. Latin · derived fromephēbus
3. English todayephebe

Via Latin ephēbus, from Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”), from ἐπί (epí, “early”) + ἥβη (hḗbē, “manhood”), late 19th c.

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