Where does “Achillean” come from?

Achillean (English) comes from Latin Achilleus, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓χῐ́λλειος.

Achillean (English): Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of...

Definitions

  1. Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of...

Ancestry of “Achillean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAchilleusof or pertaining to Achilles (a Greek epic hero)
2Ancient GreekᾸ̓χῐ́λλειος
Every word from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓χῐ́λλειοςEvery word from Latin Achilleus