Where does “Sisyphus” come from?

Sisyphus derives from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, which may be related to Ancient Greek σοφός meaning wise, though the connection remains uncertain.

Sisyphus (English): Son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades

Definitions

  1. Son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades

Ancestry of “Sisyphus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣίσυφοςSisyphus
2Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Words derived from “Sisyphus”

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