Where does “Thucydidean” come from?
Thucydidean (English) comes from English Thucydides, from Latin Thūcȳdides, from Ancient Greek Θουκυδίδης, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Thucydidean (English): Relating to, or characteristic of Thucydides
Definitions
- Relating to, or characteristic of Thucydides
Ancestry of “Thucydidean”, step by step
Thucydidean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Thucydides
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Thucydides | A great ancient Greek historian (–) and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 |
| 2 | Latin | Thūcȳdides | A celebrated Greek historian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θουκυδίδης | in particular, the fifth century BC historian Thucydides |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |