English
Orion
Orion comes from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὨρίωνŌríōn
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEŌrīōn
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Orioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1893Orion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὨρίωνŌríōn
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEŌrīōn
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Orioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1893Orion
Earliest quotation: 1893, E. W. Bullinger, Witness of the Stars: “Orion is the most brilliant of all the constellations,…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων
Today it means
name A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ὠρίων / Orion