Where does “anfitrión” come from?

anfitrión (Spanish) comes from Spanish Anfitrión, from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρύων, from Ancient Greek τρῡ́ων, from Ancient Greek τρῡ́ω — to destroy, to exhaust; to exhaust; to wear out,...

anfitrión (Spanish): host

Definitions

  1. host

Ancestry of “anfitrión”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAnfitriónAmphitryon
2Ancient GreekἈμφιτρύων
3Ancient Greekτρῡ́ωνharrassing
4Ancient Greekτρῡ́ωto destroy, to exhaust; to exhaust; to wear out,...
Every word from Ancient Greek τρῡ́ωEvery word from Ancient Greek τρῡ́ωνEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρύων