Etymograph

English

Poseidon

Poseidon comes from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠοσειδῶνPoseidôn
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2014Poseidon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠοσειδῶνPoseidôn
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2014Poseidon

Earliest quotation: 2014, Benjamin Mueller, Police Examine Death of a Boy and an Attack on a Girl: “The boy, Poseidon Quinones, had bruises on his head…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν

Today it means

name The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν / Poseidon

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