Δρυάς

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

(Greek mythology) a woodnymph, a dryad a nymph whose life is bound up with that of her tree
(figuratively) a tree

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek δρῦς (oak, tree, wood, oak tree).

Origin

Ancient Greek

δρῦς

Gloss

oak, tree, wood, oak tree

Concept

Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

木, 樹

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Dryas, Dryadis, dryad Latin
δρυοκολάπτης Ancient Greek
δρυοπτερίς Ancient Greek
δρύϊνος Ancient Greek
δρῦς Ancient Greek
φελλόδρυς Ancient Greek
χαμαίδρυς Ancient Greek
ἄδρυα Ancient Greek
*derew(o)- Proto-Indo-European
*dóru Proto-Indo-European
driade Old French