Where does “Amalthean” come from?
Amalthean (English) comes from English Amalthea, from Ancient Greek Ἀμάλθεια — Amalthea.
Amalthean (English): Of or relating to Amalthea
Definitions
- Of or relating to Amalthea
Ancestry of “Amalthean”, step by step
Amalthean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Amalthea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Amalthea | The most frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus, sometimes represented as the goat who suckled the infant-god in a mountain cave, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἀμάλθεια | Amalthea |
via English N
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | N | The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this... |