Κυριακή 4 Σεπτεμβρίου 2011

Etymology of myriad

The word myriad comes from the old French myriade, from the Latin myrias (gen. myriadis) "ten thousand," which id a transliteration of the Greek myrias (gen. myriados) [ten thousand; Gr: μυριάς].
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In modern Greek:
a) myriada: myriad [Gr: μυριάδα]

Fr: myriade; It: miriade; Sp: miriada; Grm: Myriade


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