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Where does “sáfico” come from?

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

sáfico (Spanish): Sapphic

Definitions

  1. Sapphic

Ancestry of “sáfico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsapphicus—
2Ancient GreekΣαπφικός—
3Ancient GreekΣαπφώthe Greek poet
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