English
Oeneus
Oeneus comes from Ancient Greek Οἰνεύς, from οἶνος ‘wine’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wóy(h₁)nos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wóy(h₁)nosreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wóinos‘wine’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEοἶνος‘wine’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΟἰνεύςOineús
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOeneus
- Englishearliest quotation 1794same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wóy(h₁)nosreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wóinos‘wine’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEοἶνος‘wine’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΟἰνεύςOineús
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOeneus
- Englishearliest quotation 1794same form
Earliest quotation: 1794, Pausanias, The Description of Greece: “For they ſay, that Œneus who reigned in Ætolia,…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *wóy(h₁)nos
Today it means
name King of Calydon; husband of Althaea.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wóy(h₁)nos / Oeneus