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Where does “φοῖβος” come from?

φοῖβος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φοῖβος — pure, bright, radiant.

φοῖβος (Ancient Greek): bright; Phoebus; Radiant

Definitions

  1. bright; Phoebus; Radiant

Ancestry of “φοῖβος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφοῖβοςpure, bright, radiant

Words derived from “φοῖβος”

  • Phoebus
  • Phoebe
  • Phoebe
  • Phoebus
  • Febe
  • Febe
  • Febo
  • ポイベー
  • Phoebe
  • Φοίβη
  • Φοιβίδας
  • Phebus
  • Phoebe
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