English
Ismene
Ismene comes from Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη, and goes back to Ἰσμηνός.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸσμηνός
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἸσμήνηIsmḗnē
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Ismene
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸσμηνός
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἸσμήνηIsmḗnē
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Ismene
Earliest quotation: 2012, André Lardinois, 5: Antigone: “Ismene and the Guard are the opposite of Antigone…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἰσμηνός
Today it means
name A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἰσμηνός / Ismene