English
Tironian
Tironian comes from Latin Tīrō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETīrō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETīrōniānus
- Englishearliest quotation 1827Tironian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETīrō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETīrōniānus
- Englishearliest quotation 1827Tironian
Earliest quotation: 1827, John Colin Dunlop: “The mark which expressed the word talis, being a…”
Linked words
through Latin Tīrō
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to Marcus Tullius Tiro (died circa 4 BCE), scribe of Cicero and inventor of an early shorthand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Tīrō / Tironian