English
Penelope
Penelope comes from Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠηνελόπηPēnelópē
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1608–1609Penelope
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠηνελόπηPēnelópē
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1608–1609Penelope
Earliest quotation: c. 1608–1609, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Coriolanus: “You would be another Penelope; yet, they say, all…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη
Today it means
name The faithful wife of Odysseus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη / Penelope