Where does “circée” come from?
circée (French) comes from Middle French Circée, from Latin Circaeus, from Ancient Greek Κιρκαῖος, from Ancient Greek Κίρκη, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
circée (French): enchanter's nightshade (Circaea)
Definitions
- enchanter's nightshade (Circaea)
Ancestry of “circée”, step by step
circée traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French Circée
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Circée | the |
| 2 | Latin | Circaeus | Circean |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κιρκαῖος | Circean |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Κίρκη | Circe |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Translingual Circaea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Circaea | genus |