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Where does “κυνάδες ἡμέραι” come from?

κυνάδες ἡμέραι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κυνάς, from Ancient Greek Κῠ́ων — the Dog.

κυνάδες ἡμέραι (Ancient Greek): dog days

Definitions

  1. dog days

Ancestry of “κυνάδες ἡμέραι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκυνάςof or related to dogs
2Ancient GreekΚῠ́ωνthe Dog

Words derived from “κυνάδες ἡμέραι”

  • dog days
  • dog day
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