English
Orneae
Orneae comes from Ancient Greek Ὀρνεαί.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὈρνεαίOrneaí
- Englishearliest quotation 1830Orneae
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὈρνεαίOrneaí
- Englishearliest quotation 1830Orneae
Earliest quotation: 1830, William Martin Leake: “Orneæ seems to have been situated very near the…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ὀρνεαί
Today it means
name A city, mentioned in the Iliad, situated north of Leontio in Corinthia in Ancient Greece.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ὀρνεαί / Orneae