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Where does “Seleucid” come from?

Seleucid derives from Latin Seleucides, from Ancient Greek Σελευκίδης, formed with the suffix -ῐ́δης, ultimately from Ancient Greek ζάλευκος.

Seleucid (English): Relating to the Greek-Macedonian dynasty which...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the Greek-Macedonian dynasty which...

Ancestry of “Seleucid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSeleucides—
2Ancient GreekΣελευκίδης—
3Ancient GreekΣέλευκοςSeleucus; Seleucos
4Ancient Greekζάλευκοςvery white

Words derived from “Seleucid”

  • Seleucidan
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