Where does “Lycaon” come from?

Lycaon (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek λυκάων, from Ancient Greek Λύκος, from Proto-Hellenic *lúkos — wolf.

Lycaon (Latin): A king of Arcadia turned into a wolf by Zeus

Definitions

  1. A king of Arcadia turned into a wolf by Zeus

Ancestry of “Lycaon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλυκάωνwolves
2Ancient GreekΛύκοςwolf
3Proto-Hellenic*lúkoswolf

Words derived from “Lycaon”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lúkos →Every word from Ancient Greek Λύκος →Every word from Ancient Greek λυκάων →