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Ulixes.

Odysseus (Ulysses)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ʊˈlɪk.seːs]Classical-Latin[uˈlik.ses]

  1. Odysseus (Ulysses)

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Where this word comes from

According to Visser, from dialectal (probably Doric) Ancient Greek Οὐλίξης (Oulíxēs, “Odysseus”), itself from a Pre-Greek source tentatively reconstructed by Beekes as *Od/lukʸeu. Compare Etruscan 𐌖𐌈𐌖𐌆𐌄 (uθuze) and Sicel Οὐλίξης (Oulíxēs).

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