English
Prometheus
Prometheus comes from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠρομηθεύςPromētheús
- EnglishtodayPrometheus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠρομηθεύςPromētheús
- EnglishtodayPrometheus
A compound of πρό ‘before’ + μανθάνω ‘to think’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Hellenic *pró
Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’
Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’
Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-n-dʰ-
Proto-Hellenic *məntʰánō
Ancient Greek μανθάνω ‘to think’
Every English word from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς
Today it means
name A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
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