English
Himeros
Himeros comes from Ancient Greek Ἵμερος ‘yearning, desire’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἽμεροςHímeros‘yearning, desire’
- Englishearliest quotation 2010Himeros
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἽμεροςHímeros‘yearning, desire’
- Englishearliest quotation 2010Himeros
Earliest quotation: 2010, Monica S. Cyrino, Aphrodite: “While both love gods Eros and Himeros are regularly…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἵμερος
Today it means
name The Greek god of uncontrollable desire, often depicted as a winged child attendant to Aphrodite.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἵμερος / Himeros