Etymograph

English

Sardinia

Sardinia comes from Latin Sardinia, and goes back to Ancient Greek Σαρδώ.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣαρδώ
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESardinia
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣαρδώ
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESardinia
  3. Englishtodaysame form

The story

It is connected by some scholars to the name of the Sherden or Shardana, an ethnic group amongst the Sea Peoples. A Phoenician inscription found in Nora and dated to the 9th century B.C.E. identifies the island as Shardan.

Every English word from Ancient Greek Σαρδώ

Today it means

name An island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σαρδώ / Sardinia

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