Etymology

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Today it means: A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain. Full definition →

Latin Orēas, Orēadis ← Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὈρειάς
  2. Latin · derived fromOrēas, Orēadis
  3. English todayoread

From Latin Orēas, Orēadis, from Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς (Oreiás), from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).

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