Etymograph

English

canthus

Canthus comes from Latin canthus ‘corner of the eye’, and goes back to Ancient Greek κανθός.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκανθόςkanthós‘corner of the eye’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanthus‘corner of the eye’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1955same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκανθόςkanthós‘corner of the eye’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanthus‘corner of the eye’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1955same form

Earliest quotation: 1955, Vladimir Nabokov: “the lowly East with its deer head (dark trace…”

Linked words

through Latin canthus ‘corner of the eye’

canteen, cantina, decant, 2 more

Today it means

noun Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek κανθός / canthus

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