English
Rhadamanthus
Rhadamanthus comes from Ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῬαδάμανθυςRhadámanthus
- Englishearliest quotation 1859Rhadamanthus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῬαδάμανθυςRhadámanthus
- Englishearliest quotation 1859Rhadamanthus
Earliest quotation: 1859, Charles Dickens et al., (please specify the name of the story): “It was in vain to be a Rhadamanthus with…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς
Today it means
name A king of Crete, one of the three judges in Hades.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς / Rhadamanthus