Achates
/əˈkɑːtiːz/noun
A loyal companion or close friend, especially one who accompanies another person.
Did you know?Achates is the name of Aeneas’s famously loyal companion in Virgil’s Aeneid, and English later used it in the phrase “faithful Achates” to mean a devoted friend.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἀχάτης
“A personal name, later associated with a companion in Roman literary tradition.”
1st Century BCE
Latin
Achates
“The loyal companion of Aeneas in Virgil’s Aeneid.”
Late Middle English
English
faithful Achates
“A devoted companion or trusted friend.”
Modern English
English
Achates
“A loyal companion or close associate, chiefly literary or archaic.”