English
acanthine
Acanthine comes from Latin acanthinus ‘Resembling the plant bear's-foot / stinking…’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἄκανθος ‘thorn’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄκανθος‘thorn’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacanthus‘a plant known as bear's-foot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacanthinus‘Resembling the plant bear's-foot / stinking hellebore’
- Englishtodayacanthine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄκανθος‘thorn’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacanthus‘a plant known as bear's-foot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacanthinus‘Resembling the plant bear's-foot / stinking hellebore’
- Englishtodayacanthine
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus, or its leaves.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄκανθος / acanthine