Ἄμυτις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ἀμοῦτις (Amoûtis)

Etymology

From Old Median *Humatiš with metathesis.[1]

Proper noun

Ἄμυτις • (Ámutisf (genitive Ἄμυτιος); ? declension

  1. a female given name, Amytis, from Old Median

Descendants

  • Greek: Ἄμυτις (Ámutis)
  • Latin: Amytis

References

  1. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt (2011) Iranische Personennamen in de Griechischen Literatur vor Alexander d. Gr. [Iranian Personal Names in Greek Literature before Alexander the Great] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch) (in German), volume 5A, pages 73-74

Further reading

  • Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Ἄμυτις”, in Iranisches Namenbuch[1] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 15