Etymology

thyrsus

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Today it means: A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers. Full definition →

Latin thyrsus ← Ancient Greek θύρσος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθύρσος
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromthyrsus
  3. English todaythyrsus

Learned borrowing from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrse, torse, and torso.

Words from the same roots

Latinthyrsus all →

torsothyrsetorse

Ancient Greekθύρσος all →

torsothyrse

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