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Polybius.

a male given name from Ancient Greek — famously held by

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[pɔˈly.bi.ʊs]Classical-Latin[poˈliː.bi.us]

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek — famously held by

    declension-2 · masculine · singular

  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek — famously held by: Polybius, an Ancient Greek historian of the Hellenistic period.

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) Ancient Greek πολῠ- (polŭ-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek Πολύβιος (Polúbios)bor. Latin Polybius Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολύβιος (Polúbios).

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