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Where does “Lycaon” come from?

Lycaon (Translingual) comes from Latin Lycaon, from Ancient Greek λυκάων, from Ancient Greek Λύκος, from Proto-Hellenic *lúkos.

Ancestry of “Lycaon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLycaon—
2Ancient Greekλυκάωνwolves
3Ancient GreekΛύκος—
4Proto-Hellenic*lúkos—
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