English
Ulysses
Ulysses comes from Latin Ulyssēs, and goes back to Ulixēs ‘Odysseus’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEUlixēs‘Odysseus’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEUlyssēsfrequent alternative form of Ulixēs
- Englishearliest quotation 1837Ulysses
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEUlixēs‘Odysseus’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEUlyssēsfrequent alternative form of Ulixēs
- Englishearliest quotation 1837Ulysses
Earliest quotation: 1837, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Introduction: “The truth is always a novelty," returned Kingston; "but…”
The story
From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (‘Odysseus’), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).
Every English word from Latin Ulixēs
Today it means
name The Latin equivalent of Odysseus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Ulixēs / Ulysses