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Laerte.

Laertes (legendary king of Ithaca)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/laˈɛʁ.t͡ʃi/Brazil[laˈɛh.t͡ʃi]Brazil/laˈɛɾ.t͡ʃi/São-Paulo/laˈɛʁ.t͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. Laertes (legendary king of Ithaca)

    Greek · masculine

  2. a male given name

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *lāwós Ancient Greek λᾱός (lāós) Proto-Indo-European *ser-der. Proto-Hellenic *héřřō Ancient Greek εἴρω (eírō) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek Λαέρτης (Laértēs)bor. Latin Lāertēslbor. Portuguese Laerte Learned borrowing from Latin Lāertēs, from Ancient Greek Λαέρτης (Laértēs), the given name possibly via Italian Laerte.

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