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Where does “Miltiades” come from?

Miltiades (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Μιλτιάδης, from Ancient Greek μῐ́λτος — red earth.

Ancestry of “Miltiades”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜιλτιάδης—
2Ancient Greekμῐ́λτοςred earth
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