köken: From French amphitryon, from a character of Molière's eponymous comedy who hosts a meal but has a divine doppelganger, via Latin from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρύων (Amphitrúōn).
köken: From proper noun Αμφιτρύωνας (Amfitrýonas). Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρύων (Amphitrúōn) from the accusative singular "τόν Ἀμφιτρύωνα" from ἀμφί (amphí) & τρύω (trúō, “wear out”). Semantic loan from French amphitryon from the comedy by Molière Amphitryon, as in the verses: : le véritable Amphitryon | Est l’Amphitryon où l’on dîne. (Est celui chez qui l'on dîne.) ― The real…