English
Ithaca
Ithaca comes from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸθάκαItháka
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIthaca
- Englishearliest quotation 2025same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸθάκαItháka
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIthaca
- Englishearliest quotation 2025same form
Earliest quotation: 2025, Marnie Hunter, This upstate New York town is a showstopper for scenery: “Ithaca is also a vibrant college town — home…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα
Today it means
name An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα / Ithaca