dedalus

Middle French

Etymology

After Dédale (“Daedalus”), who built the Cretan Labyrinth in Greek mythology, from Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).

Noun

dedalus m (plural dedalus)

maze
Synonym: labyrinthe

Descendants

French: dédale

Further reading

“dédale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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