English
Hyacinth
Hyacinth comes from Latin Hyacinthus, and goes back to Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὙάκινθοςHuákinthos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHyacinthus
- Englishearliest quotation 1864Hyacinth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὙάκινθοςHuákinthos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHyacinthus
- Englishearliest quotation 1864Hyacinth
Earliest quotation: 1864, – 1866 January, A Crisis: “Cynthia seems to me such an out-of-the-way name, only…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος
Today it means
name A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος / Hyacinth