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Where does “satyricus” come from?

satyricus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σατυρικός, from Ancient Greek Σάτυρος — a Satyr.

satyricus (Latin): satyric, satyrical

Definitions

  1. satyric, satyrical

Ancestry of “satyricus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσατυρικός—
2Ancient GreekΣάτυροςa Satyr
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