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Where does “Hesperides” come from?

Hesperides derives from Latin Hesperides, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερίδες, a mythological name of uncertain ultimate origin.

Hesperides (English): A group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden in a...

Definitions

  1. A group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden in a...

Ancestry of “Hesperides”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHesperides—
2Ancient GreekἙσπερίδες—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερίδες →