English
Samos
Samos comes from Phoenician 𐤔𐤌𐤀 ‘high’.
- Phoenicianmodern𐤔𐤌𐤀sama‘high’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣάμος
- EnglishtodaySamos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Phoenicianmodern𐤔𐤌𐤀sama‘high’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣάμος
- EnglishtodaySamos
Every English word from Phoenician 𐤔𐤌𐤀
Today it means
name An island belonging to the Sporades and a city on it, in the Aegean.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Phoenician 𐤔𐤌𐤀 / Samos