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Where does “Bakkus” come from?

Bakkus (Faroese) comes from Latin Bacchus, from Ancient Greek Βάκχος — Bacchus.

Ancestry of “Bakkus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBacchusthe god of wine
2Ancient GreekΒάκχοςBacchus
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