Etymograph

English

Ptolemy

Ptolemy comes from Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος, and goes back to πτόλεμος ‘battle, war’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτόλεμος‘battle, war’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠτολεμαῖοςPtolemaîos
  3. EnglishtodayPtolemy

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτόλεμος‘battle, war’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠτολεμαῖοςPtolemaîos
  3. EnglishtodayPtolemy

Every English word from Ancient Greek πτόλεμος

Today it means

name Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90 – c. 168 AD), a Greek-speaking mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who lived in the Hellenistic culture of Alexandria in Roman Egypt. His most important works were the Almagest and the Geography

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