Etymology

letheon

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Today it means: diethyl ether, used as an anaesthetic agent. Full definition →

New Latin lēthēon ← Ancient Greek λήθη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλήθη“forgetting, forgetfulness”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromlēthēon
  3. English todayletheon

From New Latin lēthēon, from Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē, “forgetting, forgetfulness”).

Words from the same roots

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