English
Parnassus
Parnassus comes from Ancient Greek Παρνᾱσός.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠαρνᾱσόςParnassósas Παρνασσός
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEParnāsus
- Englishearliest quotation 1828Parnassus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠαρνᾱσόςParnassósas Παρνασσός
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEParnāsus
- Englishearliest quotation 1828Parnassus
Earliest quotation: 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology: “Such lovely and truly British poetry cannot be too…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Παρνᾱσός
Today it means
name A mountain in central Greece, adjacent the site of the ancient city of Delphi, that in Greek mythology was sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs and was the home of the Muses.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Παρνᾱσός / Parnassus