English
Solon
Solon comes from Ancient Greek Σόλων.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣόλωνSólōn
- Englishearliest quotation 1820Solon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣόλωνSólōn
- Englishearliest quotation 1820Solon
Earliest quotation: 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or: “Now if your Majesty would have our bristles To…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Σόλων
Today it means
name An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σόλων / Solon