English
Kyrenaean
Kyrenaean 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 1939Kyrenaean
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 1939Kyrenaean
Earliest quotation: 1939, 1933, The Cosmos: “A week later the Kyrenaean shifted into the town.”
Formed from Κυρηναῖος + -an
Every English word from Ancient Greek Κῡρήνη
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Κῡρήνη / Kyrenaean