English
Polemon
Polemon comes from Ancient Greek πόλεμος ‘war, battle’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπόλεμοςpólemos‘war, battle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠολέμωνPolémōn
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPolemōn
- EnglishtodayPolemon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπόλεμοςpólemos‘war, battle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠολέμωνPolémōn
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPolemōn
- EnglishtodayPolemon
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘to beat, push, drive’
film, felt, simply, simple, push, filter, complain, pulse, powder, pillow, repeal, fold, flaw, palate, compulsive, expel, repel, propel, pall, pelt, palatable, pollen, wallow, peloton, palatal, peplum, tuple, pulver, pollinate, muffle, pillion, apoplexy, interpolate, 64 more
through Ancient Greek πάλλω ‘to poise, sway, brandish’
Today it means
name A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by various ancient philosophers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πόλεμος / Polemon