English
Tisiphone
Tisiphone comes from Ancient Greek Τῑσιφόνη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤῑσιφόνηliterally ‘Avenging Murder’
- EnglishtodayTisiphone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤῑσιφόνηliterally ‘Avenging Murder’
- EnglishtodayTisiphone
Every English word from Ancient Greek Τῑσιφόνη
Today it means
name One of the Erinyes/Dirae (Furies, the goddesses of vengeance), and a companion of Nemesis/Invidia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Τῑσιφόνη / Tisiphone