Where does “Chiron” come from?

Chiron comes from Ancient Greek Χείρων, a figure of unknown etymology whose meaning remains unattested in surviving sources.

Chiron (English): An old, wise centaur who served as Achilles' mentor and teacher

Definitions

  1. An old, wise centaur who served as Achilles' mentor and teacher

Ancestry of “Chiron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχείρωνworse in quality, inferior; no worse: just as...
2Ancient GreekκακόςAs a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless;...

Words derived from “Chiron”

Every word from Ancient Greek κακός →Every word from Ancient Greek χείρων →