Epaminondas.
a male given name
Meaning & usage
a male given name
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπ(ῐ)- (ep(ĭ)-) Ancient Greek [Term?]? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μείνων (ămeínōn) 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 -ῐ́δᾱς (-ĭ́dās) Ancient Greek Ἐπᾰμεινώνδᾱς (Epămeinṓndās)bor. Latin Epamīnōndāslbor. Portuguese Epaminondas Learned borrowing from Latin Epamīnōndās.
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