Pherecrates.
Pherecrates (celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy)
Meaning & usage
Pherecrates (celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy)
an old man from Phthia who features in one of the dialogues of Dicaearchus
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs)bor. Latin Pherecratēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs).
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