βασιλίσκος
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- princelet, chieftain
- basilisk, kind of serpent
- wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
- (astronomy) Regulus, a star in the constellation Leo
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (king).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βᾰσῐλεύς
Gloss
king
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
王
Emoji
👑 🦁
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- basiliscus Latin
- basilisco Italian
- basilisco Spanish, Castilian
- βασίλειος Ancient Greek
- βασίλισσα Ancient Greek
- βασιλικός Ancient Greek
- βᾰσῐλεύς Ancient Greek
- ἀποβασιλεύς Ancient Greek
- basilisco Portuguese
- basilique Old French
- basilisc Middle Dutch
- ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲉⲩⲥ Coptic
- *gʷatiléus Proto-Hellenic