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Thucydides.

A celebrated Greek historian

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[tʰuːˈkyː.dɪ.deːs]Classical-Latin[tuˈt͡ʃiː.di.des]
  1. A celebrated Greek historian

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  2. An Athenian statesman

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek κῦδος (kûdos) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́δης (-ĭ́dēs) Ancient Greek Θουκυδίδης (Thoukudídēs)bor. Latin Thūcȳdidēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θουκυδίδης (Thoukudídēs).

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