basilisk
Meaninga little king
Common meaning: a mythical serpent (little king)
- basila kingLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 278 · scan
- isksmall, diminutive ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek βασιλεύς ‘a king’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry βασιλεύς, p. 278 · dictionary scan
Roots
- βασιλεύς Greek “a king”
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