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Where does “Zoroastre” come from?

Zoroastre (French) comes from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀.

Ancestry of “Zoroastre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinZōroastrēs—
2Ancient GreekΖωροάστρης—
3Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀—

Words derived from “Zoroastre”

  • zoroastrisme
  • zoroastrisme
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