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ptolemaico

/toleˈmaiko/

adjective/toleˈmaiko/

Ptolemaic (of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs); Ptolemaic (of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy)

From Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolomeo + -ico.