Philoctetes.
a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Philoctetes
Meaning & usage
a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Philoctetes
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos) Ancient Greek κτάομαι (ktáomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek Φιλοκτήτης (Philoktḗtēs)bor. Latin Philoctētēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλοκτήτης (Philoktḗtēs).
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