Where does “Catamītus” come from?

Catamītus (Latin) comes from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης, from Ancient Greek μήδεᾰ — counsel; plans.

Catamītus (Latin): catamite: a boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man

Definitions

  1. catamite: a boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man

Ancestry of “Catamītus”, step by step

Catamītus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Etruscan𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄—
2Ancient GreekΓανυμήδηςGanymede; meant to please
3Ancient Greekμήδεᾰcounsel; plans

via Latin Ganymēdēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGanymēdēsGanymede

Words derived from “Catamītus”

Every word from Ancient Greek μήδεᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης →Every word from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄 →