Where does “Circean” come from?
Circean (English) comes from Latin Circaeus, from Ancient Greek Κιρκαῖος, from Ancient Greek Κίρκη, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
Circean (English): Of or pertaining to Circe, the Greek goddess, a...
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- Of or pertaining to Circe, the Greek goddess, a...
Ancestry of “Circean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Circaeus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Κιρκαῖος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κίρκη | Circe |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |