"Circée" meaning in Middle French

See Circée in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: le Circee [canonical, masculine], Circee [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē) Ancient Greek -α- (-a-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos) Ancient Greek Κιρκαῖος (Kirkaîos)bor. Latin Circaeusbor. Middle French Circée Borrowed from Latin Circaeus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Κιρκαῖος (Kirkaîos), from Κίρκη (Kírkē) + -αῖος (-aîos). Cognate with Italian Circeo. Etymology templates: {{ety|frm|:bor|la:Circaeus|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē) Ancient Greek -α- (-a-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos) Ancient Greek Κιρκαῖος (Kirkaîos)bor. Latin Circaeusbor. Middle French Circée [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Κίρκη", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "-α-", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-αῖος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Κιρκαῖος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Circaeus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "Circée", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "frm" }" data-lang="frm" data-title="Circée"> Borrowed from Latin Circaeus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Κιρκαῖος (Kirkaîos), from Κίρκη (Kírkē) + -αῖος (-aîos)., {{cog|it|Circeo}} Italian Circeo Head templates: {{head|frm|proper noun||{{{pl}}}|g=m|g2=|head=le Circee|sort=}} le Circee m, {{frm-proper noun|m|head=le Circee}} le Circee m
  1. alternative spelling of le Circee: the Circeo (a small mountain in Lazio, Italy, by the Tyrrhenian Sea) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: le Circee (extra: the Circeo (a small mountain in Lazio, Italy, by the Tyrrhenian Sea)) Categories (place): Places in Italy, Places in Lazio, Italy
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