Where does “danaide” come from?

danaide (English) comes from Latin Danais, from Ancient Greek Δαναΐς, from Ancient Greek -ῐς — a woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

danaide (English): A water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner...

Definitions

  1. A water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner...

Ancestry of “danaide”, step by step

danaide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Danais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDanaisa Danaid
2Ancient GreekΔαναΐςa Danaid (daughter of Danaus)
3Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

via English Danaides

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDanaides—
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek Δαναΐς →Every word from Latin Danais →