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Atlantis
Atlantis comes from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας ‘Atlas’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἌτλαςÁtlas‘Atlas’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἈτλαντίςAtlantís
- Englishearliest quotation 1880Atlantis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἌτλαςÁtlas‘Atlas’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἈτλαντίςAtlantís
- Englishearliest quotation 1880Atlantis
Earliest quotation: 1880, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dedication to G. W. G.: “How far, since then, the ocean streams / Have…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- ‘bear, undergo, endure’
talent, toll, tolerance, tolerate, tolerant, atlas, tolerable, extol, toleration, tellurium, 18 more
Today it means
name A mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἄτλας / Atlantis