Etymograph

English

Olympus

Olympus comes from Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὌλυμποςÓlumpos
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOlympus
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1951same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὌλυμποςÓlumpos
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOlympus
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1951same form

Earliest quotation: 1951, 'Pausanias', To Greece by the "Simplon-Orient Express": “Sleeping-car passengers, however, will know little of their entry…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος

Today it means

name The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος / Olympus

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