English
epimythium
Epimythium comes from Ancient Greek ἐπιμύθιον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπιμύθιονepimúthion
- Englishearliest quotation 1997epimythium
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπιμύθιονepimúthion
- Englishearliest quotation 1997epimythium
Earliest quotation: 1997, Gert-Jan van Dijk, Ainoi: “The fable is explained in an epimythium: "Indeed, what…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐπιμύθιον
Today it means
noun A moral appended to the end of a story; an aftertale.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπιμύθιον / epimythium