Etymology

polyphemus

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Latin Polyphēmus ← Ancient Greek Πολύφημος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠολύφημος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromPolyphēmus
  3. English todayPolyphemus

From Latin Polyphēmus, from Ancient Greek Πολύφημος (Polúphēmos, from πολύ (polú) + φήμη (phḗmē) + -ος (-os), literally “many-voiced”, “much spoken of”, or “abounding in songs and legends”).

Words from the same roots

LatinPolyphēmus all →

Polypheme

Ancient GreekΠολύφημος all →

Polypheme

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.