English
adyt
Adyt comes from Latin adytum ‘inner shrine, sanctuary, Holy of Holies:’, from Ancient Greek ἄδῠτος ‘not to be entered’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dew- ‘to go in’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dew-‘to go in’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδύω‘to enter’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄδῠτοςádŭtos‘not to be entered’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄδῠτον‘innermost sanctuary”, “shrine’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEadytum‘inner shrine, sanctuary, Holy of Holies:’
- Englishearliest quotation 1733adyt
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dew-‘to go in’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδύω‘to enter’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄδῠτοςádŭtos‘not to be entered’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄδῠτον‘innermost sanctuary”, “shrine’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEadytum‘inner shrine, sanctuary, Holy of Holies:’
- Englishearliest quotation 1733adyt
Earliest quotation: 1733, Flavius Josephus, The Works: “[…] they afterwards broke a matter of twenty cubits,…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *dew-
Today it means
noun The innermost sanctum of a temple, in which oracles are announced.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dew- / adyt