English
conarion
Conarion comes from Ancient Greek κωνάριον, and goes back to κῶνος ‘pine cone, pine nut’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῶνοςkônos‘pine cone, pine nut’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκωνάριονkōnáriondiminutive of κῶνος
- Englishearliest quotation 1662conarion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῶνοςkônos‘pine cone, pine nut’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκωνάριονkōnáriondiminutive of κῶνος
- Englishearliest quotation 1662conarion
Earliest quotation: 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism: “Is it themselves, or the Brain, or that particular…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek κῶνος ‘pine cone, pine nut’
Today it means
noun pineal gland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κῶνος / conarion