Etymograph

English

Hesiodian

Hesiodian comes from Latin Hēsiodīus ‘of or pertaining to the Greek poet Hesiod’, and goes back to Ancient Greek Ἡσῐ́οδος.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἩσῐ́οδος
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἩσιόδειοςHēsiódeios‘of Hesiod’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHēsiodīus‘of or pertaining to the Greek poet Hesiod’
  4. EnglishtodayHesiodian

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἩσῐ́οδος
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἩσιόδειοςHēsiódeios‘of Hesiod’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHēsiodīus‘of or pertaining to the Greek poet Hesiod’
  4. EnglishtodayHesiodian

Formed from Hesiod + -ian

Ancient Greek Ἡσίοδος

Latin Hēsiodus

English Hesiod

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ὁδός ‘road, way’

method, exodus, cathode, anode, 13 more

Today it means

adj Synonym of Hesiodic (“relating to the ancient Greek poet Hesiod”).

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἡσῐ́οδος / Hesiodian