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Typhonomachy
Typhonomachy comes from Ancient Greek Τῡφωνομᾰχία.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤῡφωνομᾰχίαTūphōnomăkhía
- EnglishtodayTyphonomachy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤῡφωνομᾰχίαTūphōnomăkhía
- EnglishtodayTyphonomachy
A compound of Τῡφῶν + μάχη ‘battle, fight’
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ‘mist, smoke, haze’
Ancient Greek τῡ́φω ‘to raise smoke’
Ancient Greek Τῡφῶν
Proto-Indo-European *maǵʰ- ‘to fight’
Ancient Greek μάχομαι ‘to do battle’
Ancient Greek μάχη ‘battle, fight’
Every English word from Ancient Greek Τῡφωνομᾰχία
Today it means
name The battle between Zeus and the fearsome monster Typhon
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Τῡφωνομᾰχία / Typhonomachy