English
Lycean
Lycean comes from Latin Lycēus ‘Lycean, Lyceus’, and goes back to Ancient Greek Λύκειος ‘wolf-killing’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛύκειος‘wolf-killing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELycēus‘Lycean, Lyceus’
- EnglishtodayLycean
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛύκειος‘wolf-killing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELycēus‘Lycean, Lyceus’
- EnglishtodayLycean
Formed from -an
Every English word from Ancient Greek Λύκειος
Today it means
adj Epithet of Apollo
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Λύκειος / Lycean