English
Lysistrata
Lysistrata comes from Ancient Greek Λυσιστράτη ‘army disbander’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛυσιστράτηLusistrátē‘army disbander’
- Englishearliest quotation 1887Lysistrata
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛυσιστράτηLusistrátē‘army disbander’
- Englishearliest quotation 1887Lysistrata
Earliest quotation: 1887, George Saintsbury: “The authors have drawn to some extent on the…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Λυσιστράτη
Today it means
name A comedy by Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, a comic account of one woman's (Lysistrata) extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War by denying men sex.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Λυσιστράτη / Lysistrata