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Where does “Kerberos” come from?

Kerberos is the English name for the three-headed dog of Greek mythology, derived from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος, of unknown origin.

Ancestry of “Kerberos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚέρβεροςCerberus
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