Etymograph

English

Lycia

Lycia comes from Latin Lycia, and goes back to Ancient Greek Λυκίᾱ.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛυκίᾱLukíā
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELycia
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2023same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛυκίᾱLukíā
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELycia
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2023same form

Earliest quotation: 2023, Alastair Gill, The ancient civilisation that inspired US democracy: “The circumstances surrounding the League's creation are unclear, but…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek Λυκίᾱ

Today it means

name A historical region in southwestern Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek Λυκίᾱ / Lycia

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