Etymograph

English

Zakynthos

Zakynthos comes from Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος, and goes back to Proto-Hellenic *zákuntʰos.

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*zákuntʰosreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖάκυνθοςZákunthos
  3. EnglishtodayZakynthos

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*zákuntʰosreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖάκυνθοςZákunthos
  3. EnglishtodayZakynthos

Today it means

name An island of Greece, on the Ionian Sea; the third-largest Ionian island.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *zákuntʰos / Zakynthos