Etymograph

English

Parthenos

Parthenos comes from Ancient Greek παρθένος ‘maiden’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn ‘breast’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pstḗn‘breast’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥-stén-o-sreconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*parsteno-reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαρθένοςparthénos‘maiden’
  5. EnglishtodayParthenos

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pstḗn‘breast’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥-stén-o-sreconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*parsteno-reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαρθένοςparthénos‘maiden’
  5. EnglishtodayParthenos

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn

Today it means

name An epithet of various Greek goddesses, most commonly Athena.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn / Parthenos

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