English
Telemachus
Telemachus comes from Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤηλέμαχοςTēlémakhos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETelemachus
- Englishearliest quotation 1833same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤηλέμαχοςTēlémakhos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETelemachus
- Englishearliest quotation 1833same form
Earliest quotation: 1833, Alfred Tennyson, Ulysses: “This is my son, mine own Telemachus, / To…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος
Today it means
name The son of Odysseus and Penelope.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος / Telemachus