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Asturian

noun

Definitions

(Asturian mythology) A very beautiful female nymph who sometimes exchanges her children for those of others.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Diāna (goddess of the hunt).

Origin

Latin

Diāna

Gloss

goddess of the hunt

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Diana English
Dianium Latin
Diāna Latin
Dīāna Latin
dianāticus Latin
Диана Russian
Diana Spanish, Castilian
Diana Portuguese
Diane Middle English
zână Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
zănatic Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
zanë Albanian
dzãnã Aromanian