English
Taymingian
Taymingian comes from Chinese 大明.
- Chinesemodern大明Dàmíng
- Englishearliest quotation 1675Taymingian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Chinesemodern大明Dàmíng
- Englishearliest quotation 1675Taymingian
Earliest quotation: 1675, Elkanah Settle, The Conquest of China: “When Peace the Prop of sluggish Kings secur'd The…”
Formed from Chinese 大明 (Dàmíng) + -ian
Every English word from Chinese 大明
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, or from the Ming dynasty of China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinese 大明 / Taymingian