English
Phorcys
Phorcys comes from Ancient Greek Φόρκυς.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΦόρκυςPhórkus
- Englishearliest quotation 1798Phorcys
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΦόρκυςPhórkus
- Englishearliest quotation 1798Phorcys
Earliest quotation: 1798, John Bacon Sawrey Morritt: “But the Phrygians are ſometimes mentioned as ſeparate from…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Φόρκυς
Today it means
name A primordial sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia, who by Ceto fathered numerous monsters including Echidna and the gorgons.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Φόρκυς / Phorcys