English
Minos
Minos comes from Ancient Greek Μῑ́νως.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜῑ́νως
- Englishearliest quotation 1749Minos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜῑ́νως
- Englishearliest quotation 1749Minos
Earliest quotation: 1749, Henry Fielding, A Journey from this World to the Next: “At length we arrived at the gate of Elysium.…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Μῑ́νως
Today it means
name The mythological first king of Crete, a son of Zeus by Europa, who imprisoned the Minotaur in a labyrinth and after death was made a judge of the dead in Hades; a putative corresponding historical person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Μῑ́νως / Minos