Etymograph

English

Erechtheion

Erechtheion comes from Ancient Greek Ἐρέχθειον.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἘρέχθειονErékhtheion
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1995Erechtheion

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἘρέχθειονErékhtheion
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1995Erechtheion

Earliest quotation: 1995, Robin Francis Rhodes, Architecture and Meaning on the Athenian Acropolis: “This north wall was intentionally incorporated into the fabric…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἐρέχθειον

Today it means

name An ancient Greek Ionic temple-telesterion on the north side of the Acropolis, dedicated to the goddess Athena.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἐρέχθειον / Erechtheion

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