Where does “Pollūx” come from?
Pollūx (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
Pollūx (Latin): Pollux, one of the Dioscuri
Definitions
- Pollux, one of the Dioscuri
Ancestry of “Pollūx”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Πολυδεύκης | Polydeuces; Pollux |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |