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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
1LatinAchilleus—
2Ancient GreekᾸ̓χῐ́λλειος—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓χῐ́λλειος →