English
Hipponactean
Hipponactean comes from Latin Hipponax, and goes back to Ancient Greek Ἱππῶναξ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἹππῶναξ
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHipponax
- Englishearliest quotation 1888Hipponactean
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἹππῶναξ
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHipponax
- Englishearliest quotation 1888Hipponactean
Earliest quotation: 1888, James Wood Davidson, The Poetry of the Future: “We dismiss, at the outset, as unnecessary for our…”
Formed from Hipponax + -ean
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἱππῶναξ
Today it means
adj Relating to or characteristic of the Ancient Greek poet Hipponax; (specifically) using choliambic verse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἱππῶναξ / Hipponactean