Etymograph

English

Lucullean

Lucullean comes from Latin Lucullēus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELucullēus
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1899Lucullean

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELucullēus
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1899Lucullean

Earliest quotation: 1899, Kate Chopin: “She was never tired of hearing Victor describe the…”

Formed from -an

Today it means

adj Lucullian.

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

Etymograph / Latin Lucullēus / Lucullean