The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromνεβρίς
- Latin · derived fromnebris
- English todaynebris
From Latin nebris, from Ancient Greek νεβρίς (nebrís), earlier νεβρός (nebrós, “fawn”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
nebris
Today it means: The skin of a fawn, as worn by Dionysus, and as worn in his honor by his male followers and female followers (maenads) and other votaries in Ancient Greece. It has also been shown as a panther or fox skin in different contexts. Full definition →
Latin nebris ← Ancient Greek νεβρίς