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English

Palladian

Palladian comes from Latin Palladius ‘of or relating to Pallas’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPalladius‘of or relating to Pallas’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1644Palladian

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPalladius‘of or relating to Pallas’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1644Palladian

Earliest quotation: 1644, John Milton, London: [s.n.]: “[I]f in this the moſt conſummat act of his…”

Formed from -an

The story

Palladius is derived from Pallas (from Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás), genitive Παλλάδος (Palládos), an epithet of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom) + -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

Every English word from Latin Palladius

Another origin of Palladian

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentPalladio
  2. EnglishtodayPalladian

Today it means

adj Of or relating to Pallas, an epithet of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and potentially to other female Greek figures such as Pallas the daughter of Triton and granddaughter of Poseidon.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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