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Siren

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a loud warning device, or a mythical sea creature that lures sailors with song
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seiren
Greek · ancient
"a mythical enchanting sea creature"
a mythical sea creature whose enchanting song lured sailors to shipwreck
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siren
English · 1300s
"a dangerously alluring person, or a loud warning device"
broadened over time to mean any alluring danger, and later a loud warning device
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