Etymograph

English

Lenaia

Lenaia comes from Ancient Greek Λήναια, and goes back to ληνός ‘winepress’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEληνός‘winepress’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΛήναιαLḗnaia
  3. EnglishtodayLenaia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEληνός‘winepress’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΛήναιαLḗnaia
  3. EnglishtodayLenaia

The story

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λήναια (Lḗnaia), from the neuter plural of ληναῖος (lēnaîos, literally “of or relating to the winepress”), from ληνός (lēnós, “winepress”) + -αῖος (-aîos).

Every English word from Ancient Greek ληνός

Today it means

name An ancient Athenian annual festival in honour of Dionysus Lenaios.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ληνός / Lenaia

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