Etymology

satyr

sa·tyr
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Today it means: A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection. Full definition →

French satyre ← Latin satyrus ← Ancient Greek σάτυρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσάτυρος
  2. Latin · derived fromsatyrus
  3. French · borrowed fromsatyre
  4. English todaysatyr

From French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσάτυρος all →

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