English
anadem
Anadem comes from Latin anadēma ‘headband’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἀνάδημα ‘head-band’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάδημαanádēma‘head-band’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanadēma‘headband’
- Englishearliest quotation 1969anadem
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάδημαanádēma‘head-band’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanadēma‘headband’
- Englishearliest quotation 1969anadem
Earliest quotation: 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor: “Ada, on the grass, kept trying to make an…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀνάδημα
Today it means
noun A headband, especially a garland of flowers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀνάδημα / anadem