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Re: does Iridia mean Iris

by elbowin

10/3/2019, 10:40 AM

We are talking about Greek, after all. In Greek, descendants are expressed by the addition of the ending -ides, so the Nereides are the descendents of Nereus, the Tantalides are the descendents of Tantalos, and so on.

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- Sabertooth +1

10/4/2019, 6:13 AM

Isn't Iris and its derivatives Latinized Greek?

If so, wouldn't its suffixes follow the Latin format?

- elbowin

10/5/2019, 3:18 AM

No. We have transcribed it to use the Latin alphabet in place of the original Greek one, that's all of Latinisation, the name stays still Greek.

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