Etymology

sibyl

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Today it means: A pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl. Full definition →

Latin Sibylla ← Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα
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sibyl · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣίβυλλα
  2. Latin · borrowed fromSibylla
  3. English todaysibyl

From Latin Sibylla, from Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla).

Sibyl · proper noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣίβυλλα“sibyl”
  2. Latin · derived fromSibylla
  3. English todaySibyl

Latin Sibylla, Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla, “sibyl”), name of ancient Greek prophetesses.

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