Etymology

labyrinth

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Today it means: A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is difficult to find one's way. Full definition →

Middle English laberynt ← Latin labyrinthus ← Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλᾰβύρῐνθος“a maze”
  2. Latin · derived fromlabyrinthus
  3. Middle English · inherited fromlaberynt
  4. English todaylabyrinth

From Middle English laberynt, laberynthe, from Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).

Words from the same roots

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