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Where does “Bacchanal” come from?

Bacchanal (Latin) comes from Latin Bacchus, from Ancient Greek Βάκχος — Bacchus.

Ancestry of “Bacchanal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBacchusthe god of wine
2Ancient GreekΒάκχοςBacchus
Every word from Ancient Greek Βάκχος →