wanax

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noun

A Mycenean or Minoan king.

Origingmy 𐀷𐀙𐀏 →
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Meanings

nounwanax (plural wanaxes)

plural wanaxes

  1. A Mycenean or Minoan king.

Origin

  1. gmy𐀷𐀙𐀏“king”
  2. Englishwanax

Learned borrowing from Mycenaean Greek 𐀷𐀙𐀏 (wa-na-ka, “king”), informed in part by its Ancient Greek cognate ϝάναξ (wánax, “king”). Doublet of anax, from Ancient Greek ἄναξ (ánax).

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APA

wanax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanax

MLA

“wanax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanax. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wanax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanax.

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