Where does “Alcyone” come from?

Alcyone (English) comes from Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών — kingfisher, halcyon.

Alcyone (English): One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione

Definitions

  1. One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione

Ancestry of “Alcyone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlcyonēAlcyone
2Ancient GreekἈλκυόνηthe name of several figures in Greek mythology
3Ancient Greekἀλκυώνkingfisher, halcyon
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη →Every word from Latin Alcyonē →