Etymology

parnassian

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Today it means: A papilionid butterfly of the holarctic alpine genus Parnassius or the subfamily Parnassiinae; an apollo butterfly. Full definition →

Latin Parnassus ← Ancient Greek Παρνασσός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠαρνασσός
  2. Latin · derived fromParnassus
  3. English todayParnassian

From Parnassus, from Latin Parnassus, from Ancient Greek Παρνασσός (Parnassós).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΠαρνασσός all →

Parnassus

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