Given name · also Latin
Polyclitus
Polyclitus is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in English and Latin.
Original LatinPolyclītus
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Polyclitus comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Latin Polyclītus, from Ancient Greek Πολῠ́κλειτος; its root is Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Polyclitus’s family of names
In English usage, Polyclitus has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form Policlet. In English usage, Polyclitus has a conventional equivalent in the Extremaduran form Policleto. In English usage, Polyclitus has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Policlito.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Polyclitus has relatives in 28 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Polyclitus comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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