Where does “sapphicus” come from?

sapphicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σαπφικός, from Ancient Greek Σαπφώ — the Greek poet.

Ancestry of “sapphicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣαπφικός—
2Ancient GreekΣαπφώthe Greek poet

Words derived from “sapphicus”

Every word from Ancient Greek Σαπφώ →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαπφικός →