Etymograph

English

Ilium

Ilium comes from Latin Īlium, and goes back to Ancient Greek Ἴ̄λιον.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἼ̄λιονÍ̄lion
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEĪlium
  3. EnglishtodayIlium

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἼ̄λιονÍ̄lion
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEĪlium
  3. EnglishtodayIlium

Equivalent to Ili- + -um

Ancient Greek Ἴλιον

English Ili-

The story

Metrical evidence from the Iliad and the Odyssey suggests that the name Ἴλιον (Ílion) formerly began with a digamma: Ϝίλιον (Wílion).

Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἴ̄λιον

Today it means

name Troy.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἴ̄λιον / Ilium

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