Where does “alcione” come from?

alcione (Italian) comes from Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών — kingfisher, halcyon.

alcione (Italian): kingfisher; gull

Definitions

  1. kingfisher; gull

Ancestry of “alcione”, step by step

alcione traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Alcyonē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlcyonēAlcyone
2Ancient GreekἈλκυόνηthe name of several figures in Greek mythology
3Ancient Greekἀλκυώνkingfisher, halcyon

via Latin alcyon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalcyonThe halcyon; kingfisher

Words derived from “alcione”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη →Every word from Latin Alcyonē →
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