Etymograph

English

Eridanus

Eridanus comes from Ancient Greek Ἠρῐδᾰνός.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἨρῐδᾰνόςĒrĭdănós
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEĒridanus
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2024Eridanus

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἨρῐδᾰνόςĒrĭdănós
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEĒridanus
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2024Eridanus

Earliest quotation: 2024, Reda Wigle, National Bird Day: Celebrate the kind you are based on your : “When Cycnus, Phaeton’s lover/friend/relative/reports vary learned of his fate…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἠρῐδᾰνός

Today it means

name A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἠρῐδᾰνός / Eridanus

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