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Σπιθάμης

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Scythian *Spitāma (literally “with abundant force”).[1]

Compare with Ancient Greek Σπιταμᾶς (Spitamâs), from Old Median *Spitāma (“with abundant force”).

Proper noun

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Σπιθάμης • (Spithámēs) m (genitive Σπιθάμου); ? declension

  1. a male given name from Scythian: Spithames
    1. father of Satrabates

Descendants

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  • Greek: Σπιθάμης (Spithámis)
  • → Latin: Spithamēs

References

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  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1603. *Spitāma-”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 314

Further reading

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  • Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Spitāma”, in Iranisches Namenbuch‎[1] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 309b
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