ptolemaico
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolomeo + -ico.
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ptolemaico (feminine ptolemaica, masculine plural ptolemaicos, feminine plural ptolemaicas)
- Ptolemaic (of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs)
- Ptolemaic (of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy)
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Further reading[edit]
- “ptolemaico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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