Where does “Ucalegon” come from?

Ucalegon (English) comes from Latin Ucalegon, from Ancient Greek Οὐκαλέγων, from Ancient Greek οὐκ — used before a vowel with smooth breathing.

Ucalegon (English): A neighbor whose house is on fire or has burned...

Definitions

  1. A neighbor whose house is on fire or has burned...

Ancestry of “Ucalegon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinUcalegonUcalegon
2Ancient GreekΟὐκαλέγωνUcalegon, one of the friends of Priam
3Ancient Greekοὐκused before a vowel with smooth breathing
Every word from Ancient Greek οὐκ →Every word from Ancient Greek Οὐκαλέγων →Every word from Latin Ucalegon →