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Ptolemaicus.

Ptolemaic; pertaining to Ptolemy, the Ptolemies dynasty, or the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (305 BC – 30 BC).

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adj[ptɔ.ɫɛˈmaː.jɪ.kʊs]Classical-Latin[pto.leˈmaː.ji.kus]
  1. Ptolemaic; pertaining to Ptolemy, the Ptolemies dynasty, or the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (305 BC – 30 BC).

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolemaeus (“Ptolemy”) + -icus (“-ic”).

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