Etymograph

English

Œcles

Œcles comes from Ancient Greek Οἰκλῆς.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΟἰκλῆςOiklês
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1917Œcles

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΟἰκλῆςOiklês
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1917Œcles

Earliest quotation: 1917, Pausanias: “The gods in those days were sometimes mortals who…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis ‘sheep’

aviation, avian, aviator, ewe, aviary, 9 more

Today it means

name Son of Mantius and father of Amphiaraus.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Οἰκλῆς / Œcles