English
Red Sea
Red Sea comes from Middle English Red See.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Red See
- Englishearliest quotation 1598Red Sea
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Red See
- Englishearliest quotation 1598Red Sea
Earliest quotation: 1598, George Chapman: “And all this while the red sea of her…”
Every English word from Middle English Red See
Today it means
name A long, narrow sea between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula; links the Suez Canal with the Arabian Sea.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Red See / Red Sea