English
Lyceus
Lyceus comes from Latin Lyceus ‘Lycean, Lyceus’, and goes back to Ancient Greek Λύκειος ‘wolf-killing’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛύκειοςLúkeios‘wolf-killing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELyceus‘Lycean, Lyceus’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛύκειοςLúkeios‘wolf-killing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELyceus‘Lycean, Lyceus’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Latin Lyceus, from Ancient Greek Λύκειος (Lúkeios), of uncertain meaning.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.
Every English word from Ancient Greek Λύκειος
Today it means
name Epithet of Apollo
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Λύκειος / Lyceus