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Irenaeus
Irenaeus comes from Ancient Greek Εἰρηναῖος, and goes back to εἰρήνη ‘peace’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἰρήνηeirḗnē‘peace’next step skipped: Ancient Greek εἰρηναῖος
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕἰρηναῖοςEirēnaîos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEĪrēnaeus
- EnglishtodayIrenaeus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἰρήνηeirḗnē‘peace’next step skipped: Ancient Greek εἰρηναῖος
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕἰρηναῖοςEirēnaîos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEĪrēnaeus
- EnglishtodayIrenaeus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to bind, put together’
service, series, sort, serve, hero, conservative, stream, desert, insert, assertion, sermon, reservoir, conservatism, exert, assertive, heresy, sorcery, concierge, observant, servitude, sorcerer, heretic, sark, conservator, servile, serf, strudel, sere, 34 more
through Ancient Greek εἴρω ‘to fasten together’
Today it means
name A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek εἰρήνη / Irenaeus