English
Serbonian Bog
Serbonian Bog comes from Ancient Greek Σιρβωνίδος λίμνη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣιρβωνίδος λίμνηSirbōnídos límnē
- Englishearliest quotation 1667Serbonian Bog
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣιρβωνίδος λίμνηSirbōnídos límnē
- Englishearliest quotation 1667Serbonian Bog
Earliest quotation: 1667, John Milton, Book II: “A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog […] Where…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Σιρβωνίδος λίμνη
Today it means
name A wetland in Egypt, famed for falsely appearing to be solid land.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σιρβωνίδος λίμνη / Serbonian Bog