English
Tigranes
Tigranes comes from Ancient Greek Τιγράνης, and goes back to Old Persian *tigrah ‘slender’.
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCE*tigrah‘slender’reconstructed
- Old Persian, derivedc. 600–300 BCE*Tigrānahreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤιγράνηςTigránēs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETigrānēs
- EnglishtodayTigranes
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCE*tigrah‘slender’reconstructed
- Old Persian, derivedc. 600–300 BCE*Tigrānahreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤιγράνηςTigránēs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETigrānēs
- EnglishtodayTigranes
Every English word from Old Persian *tigrah
Today it means
name A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by several kings of Armenia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Persian *tigrah / Tigranes