Where does “anfitrião” come from?

anfitrião (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρύων, from Ancient Greek τρῡ́ων, from Ancient Greek τρῡ́ω — to destroy, to exhaust; to exhaust; to wear out,...

anfitrião (Portuguese): host

Definitions

  1. host

Ancestry of “anfitrião”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈμφιτρύων
2Ancient Greekτρῡ́ωνharrassing
3Ancient Greekτρῡ́ωto destroy, to exhaust; to exhaust; to wear out,...
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