Etymograph

English

Nile

Nile comes from Ancient Greek Νεῖλος.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝεῖλοςNeîlos
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1844Nile

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝεῖλοςNeîlos
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1844Nile

Earliest quotation: 1844, Pierre Henri Larcher, William Desborough Cooley: “The seven mouths of the Nile then, from east…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek Νεῖλος

Today it means

name A large river in Africa, usually considered to be the longest river in the world; its basin covers Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt, flowing north through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek Νεῖλος / Nile

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