English
Kourotrophos
Kourotrophos comes from Ancient Greek κουροτρόφος ‘rearing boys” or “bringing up boys’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκουροτρόφοςkourotróphos‘rearing boys” or “bringing up boys’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Kourotrophos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκουροτρόφοςkourotróphos‘rearing boys” or “bringing up boys’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Kourotrophos
Earliest quotation: 2012, The Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford University Press: “Several Greek deities have a title *Kourotrophos, meaning ‘concerned…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek κουροτρόφος
Today it means
name divine epithet meaning "concerned with child-rearing"
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κουροτρόφος / Kourotrophos