English
empusa
Empusa comes from Ancient Greek Ἔμπουσα.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἜμπουσαÉmpousa
- Englishearliest quotation 2016empusa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἜμπουσαÉmpousa
- Englishearliest quotation 2016empusa
Earliest quotation: 2016, Heide Crawford, The Origins of the Literary Vampire: “The empusae of Greek mythology demonstrate physical animal traits…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἔμπουσα
Today it means
noun In Ancient Greek mythology, a kind of spectre sent by Hecate to guard roads and devour travellers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἔμπουσα / empusa