English
Troy
Troy comes from Latin Troia, and goes back to Ancient Greek Τροία.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤροίαTroía
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETroia
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1602Troy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤροίαTroía
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETroia
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1602Troy
Earliest quotation: c. 1602, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida: “Why should I war without the walls of Troy,…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Τροία
Another origin of Troy
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Troyes
- EnglishtodayTroy
Today it means
name An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Τροία / Troy