English
Nikole
Nikole comes from French Nicole, and goes back to Ancient Greek Νικόλαος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝικόλαος
- Frenchc. 1600–presentNicole
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Nikole
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝικόλαος
- Frenchc. 1600–presentNicole
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Nikole
Earliest quotation: 2012, K. M. Walton, Cracked: “No one says anything for a while, and the…”
A compound of νίκη ‘victory’ + λαός ‘people’
Proto-Indo-European *neyk- ‘to attack, run at’
Ancient Greek νίκη ‘victory’
Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- ‘military action’
Proto-Indo-European *leh₂wos ‘people (under arms)’
Proto-Hellenic *lāwós ‘people, crowd’
Ancient Greek λαός ‘people’
Every English word from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος
Today it means
name A female given name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Νικόλαος / Nikole