English
Spartiate
Spartiate comes from Ancient Greek Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́της ‘an inhabitant of Sparta’, and goes back to Σπᾰ́ρτη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣπᾰ́ρτη
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣπᾰρτῐᾱ́τηςSpărtĭā́tēs‘an inhabitant of Sparta’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESpartiātēs
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sparciate
- Englishearliest quotation 1610Spartiate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣπᾰ́ρτη
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣπᾰρτῐᾱ́τηςSpărtĭā́tēs‘an inhabitant of Sparta’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESpartiātēs
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sparciate
- Englishearliest quotation 1610Spartiate
Earliest quotation: 1610, The Second Tome of the Holie Bible, Doway: Laurence Kellam: “And this is a copie of the epiſtles, that…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sper- ‘to twist, turn’
spare, spiral, sperm, diaspora, sprout, sparkle, spurious, spore, spiro, 22 more
Today it means
noun A Spartan, especially a full citizen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σπᾰ́ρτη / Spartiate