Etymology

nereid

ne·reid
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Latin Nērēis ← Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς
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nereid · noun1

See Nereid.

nereid · noun2

See nereidid.

Nereid · noun, proper noun3

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΝηρηΐς
  2. Latin · derived fromNērēis
  3. English todayNereid

From the stem of Latin Nērēis, from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “Nereus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Nereus”. By surface analysis, Nereus + -id.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΝηρηΐς all →

Nerissa

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