Where does “Amphitryonic” come from?

Amphitryonic (English) comes from English Amphitryon, from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρύων, from Ancient Greek τρῡ́ων, from Ancient Greek τρῡ́ω — to destroy, to exhaust; to exhaust; to wear out,...

Amphitryonic (English): Of or relating to the mythological Amphitryon, the subject of numerous comedies

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the mythological Amphitryon, the subject of numerous comedies

Ancestry of “Amphitryonic”, step by step

Amphitryonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Amphitryon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAmphitryonA host or entertainer
2Ancient GreekἈμφιτρύων
3Ancient Greekτρῡ́ωνharrassing
4Ancient Greekτρῡ́ωto destroy, to exhaust; to exhaust; to wear out,...

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Ancient Greek τρῡ́ωEvery word from Ancient Greek τρῡ́ωνEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρύων
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