English
Heliconian
Heliconian comes from Latin Heliconius.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHeliconius
- Englishearliest quotation 1868Heliconian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHeliconius
- Englishearliest quotation 1868Heliconian
Earliest quotation: 1868, Alfred, Lord Tennyson: “Heliconian honey in living words”.
Every English word from Latin Heliconius
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to Helicon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Heliconius / Heliconian