glaucus

glaucus · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγλαῦκος“blue-grey fish”
2. Latin · derived fromglaucus
3. translingual · borrowed fromGlaucus
4. English todayglaucus

Borrowed from translingual Glaucus, from Latin glaucus, from Ancient Greek γλαῦκος (glaûkos, “blue-grey fish”), from γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”).

Glaucus · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΓλαῦκος
2. English todayGlaucus

From Ancient Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaûkos, from γλαυκός (glaukós, literally “greyish-blue, bluish-green, glimmering”)).

Words from the same roots