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Where does “Aesop” come from?

Aesop is an English rendering of Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος, a name of unknown origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Aesop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΑἴσωποςthe famous Greek fabulist Aesop
2Ancient Greekαἶσαdestiny, fate; a goddess of destiny; portion,...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Aesop”

  • Aesopic
  • Aesopically
  • Aesopical
  • Aesopish
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