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Where does “naïade” come from?

naïade (French) comes from Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς, from Ancient Greek νάειν — to flow.

naïade (French): naiad

Definitions

  1. naiad

Ancestry of “naïade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝᾱϊάςnaiad
2Ancient Greekνάεινto flow
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