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Roxane

Roxane comes from Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη, from Old Persian *rauxšnā ‘light’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘to shine’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lówksneh₂‘moon’reconstructed
  3. Old Persianc. 600–300 BCE*rauxšnā‘light’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῬωξᾱ́νηRhōxā́nē
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentRoxane
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1897same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘to shine’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lówksneh₂‘moon’reconstructed
  3. Old Persianc. 600–300 BCE*rauxšnā‘light’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῬωξᾱ́νηRhōxā́nē
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentRoxane
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1897same form

Earliest quotation: 1897, Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac: “Your name is like a golden bell Hung in…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’

light, low, link, los, lucy, ounce, lea, lunatic, illumination, lux, illuminate, lucid, luminous, lumen, lynx, translucent, luce, luminosity, lumia, lum, loach, luminary, luminescent, luminal, leucine, 74 more

through Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂ ‘moon’

lunar, luna, lune, 13 more

Today it means

name A female given name from Old Persian.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / Roxane

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