English
Hecuba
Hecuba comes from Latin Hecuba, and goes back to Ancient Greek Ἑκάβη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙκάβηHekábē
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHecuba
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙκάβηHekábē
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHecuba
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἑκάβη
Today it means
name the wife of King Priam of Troy, mother of Hector, Paris and Cassandra, who changed through rage into a dog.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἑκάβη / Hecuba