English
Kyrenæan
Kyrenæan comes from Ancient Greek Κυρηναῖος ‘a Cyrenian, a person from Cyrene’, and goes back to Κῡρήνη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΚῡρήνη‘Cyrene’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΚυρηναῖος‘a Cyrenian, a person from Cyrene’
- Englishearliest quotation 1847Kyrenæan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΚῡρήνη‘Cyrene’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΚυρηναῖος‘a Cyrenian, a person from Cyrene’
- Englishearliest quotation 1847Kyrenæan
Earliest quotation: 1847, George Grote, Kyrênê and Barka.—Hesperides.: “According to the account of a lost historian, Meneklês—political…”
Formed from Κυρηναῖος + -an
Every English word from Ancient Greek Κῡρήνη
Today it means
adj —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Κῡρήνη / Kyrenæan