dedalus

Middle French

Etymology

After Dédale (“Daedalus”), who built the Cretan Labyrinth in Greek mythology, from Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).

Noun

dedalus m (plural dedalus)

1. maze

   Synonym: labyrinthe

Descendants

• French: dédale

Further reading

• “dédale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.