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Where does “Poseidon” come from?

Poseidon (German) comes from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν, from Latin Posīdōn.

Ancestry of “Poseidon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠοσειδῶνPoseidon, god of earthquakes
2LatinPosīdōn—
Every word from Latin Posīdōn →