English
Pygmalion
Pygmalion comes from Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων, and goes back to Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 ‘Pumay has given’.
- Phoenicianmodern𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍pmyytn /pumayyaton/‘Pumay has given’
- Phoenician, derivedmodern𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍pʿmytn /puġ‘mayaton/
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠυγμαλίωνPugmalíōn
- Englishearliest quotation 2026Pygmalion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Phoenicianmodern𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍pmyytn /pumayyaton/‘Pumay has given’
- Phoenician, derivedmodern𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍pʿmytn /puġ‘mayaton/
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠυγμαλίωνPugmalíōn
- Englishearliest quotation 2026Pygmalion
Earliest quotation: 2026, Carmody Grey, AI’s quest for morality: “It dawned on me that they [Anthropic] were under…”
A compound of 𐤐𐤌𐤉 ‘Pumay’ + 𐤉𐤕𐤍 ‘to give’
Every English word from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍
Today it means
name A legendary sculptor who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 / Pygmalion