English
congy
Congy comes from French conge ‘congius’, and goes back to Ancient Greek κόγχη ‘mussel, cockle’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόγχη‘mussel, cockle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκογχίον
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcongius‘congius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 3.3 L’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentconge‘congius’
- Englishtodaycongy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόγχη‘mussel, cockle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκογχίον
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcongius‘congius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 3.3 L’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentconge‘congius’
- Englishtodaycongy
The story
Only attested in English in the obsolete plural form congys.
Linked words
through Ancient Greek κόγχη ‘mussel, cockle’
Today it means
noun Synonym of congius, Roman units of liquid measure and mass.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κόγχη / congy