Etymology

manticore

man·ti·core
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Today it means: A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets. Full definition →

Latin mantichōras ← Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας ← Old Persian *martyahvārah
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The story

  1. Old Persian · derived from*martyahvārah“man-eater”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromμαρτιχόρας“man-eater; tiger”
  3. Latin · derived frommantichōras
  4. English todaymanticore

From Latin mantichōras, from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras, “man-eater; tiger”), from Old Persian *martyahvārah (“man-eater”), from 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 (m-r-t-i-y /⁠martyaʰ⁠/, “man”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμαρτιχόρας all →

manticora

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