English
Oenone
Oenone comes from Ancient Greek Οἰνώνη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΟἰνώνηOinṓnē
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOenōnē
- Englishearliest quotation 1832Oenone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΟἰνώνηOinṓnē
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOenōnē
- Englishearliest quotation 1832Oenone
Earliest quotation: 1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Forget Me Not 1833: “They went to that fair villa by the sea;…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Οἰνώνη
Today it means
name The first wife of Paris of Troy, whom he abandoned for Helen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Οἰνώνη / Oenone