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Where does “Dionysus” come from?

Dionysus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Διόνυσος, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀇𐀺𐀝𐀰.

Dionysus (Latin): Dionysus

Definitions

  1. Dionysus

Ancestry of “Dionysus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔιόνυσος—
2Mycenaean Greek𐀇𐀺𐀝𐀰—

Words derived from “Dionysus”

  • Dionysus
  • dionysiacus
  • Dioniso
  • dionisíaco
  • Dioniso
  • Dionís
  • Diníseas
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