English
Samian
Samian comes from Latin Samian, and goes back to Samos.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESamos
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CESamian
- Englishearliest quotation 1819–1824same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESamos
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CESamian
- Englishearliest quotation 1819–1824same form
Earliest quotation: 1819–1824, Lord Byron, Don Juan: “Fill high the cup with Samian wine.”
Every English word from Latin Samos
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the island of Samos.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Samos / Samian