English
Milesian
Milesian comes from Ancient Greek Μιλήσιος ‘of Miletus’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜιλήσιοςMilḗsios‘of Miletus’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMīlēsius
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600Milesien
- Englishearliest quotation 1603Milesian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜιλήσιοςMilḗsios‘of Miletus’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMīlēsius
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600Milesien
- Englishearliest quotation 1603Milesian
Earliest quotation: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes […]: “I commend the Milesian wench, who seeing Thales the…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Μιλήσιος
Another origin of Milesian
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMilesius
- EnglishtodayMilesian
Today it means
noun a native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Miletus in Asia Minor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Μιλήσιος / Milesian