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Lycaon.

A king of Arcadia turned into a wolf by Zeus

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[lyˈkaː.oːn]Classical-Latin[liˈkaː.on]

  1. A king of Arcadia turned into a wolf by Zeus

    Greek · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Proto-Hellenic *lúkos Ancient Greek λῠ́κος (lŭ́kos) Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn)bor. Latin Lycāōn Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn).

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