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etesian
Etesian comes from Latin etesius ‘annual’, from Ancient Greek ἔτος ‘year’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wétos‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔτοςétos‘year’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐτήσιοςetḗsios‘annual’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEetesius‘annual’
- Englishearliest quotation 1671etesian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wétos‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔτοςétos‘year’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐτήσιοςetḗsios‘annual’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEetesius‘annual’
- Englishearliest quotation 1671etesian
Earliest quotation: 1671, Ralph Bohun, [Of the Etesian, or Anniversary VVinds: Their Several Specie: “[...] I have in England for ſome years paſt,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wet- ‘year’
through Proto-Indo-European *wétos ‘year’
veteran, veterinary, veterinarian, bacha, inveterate, 8 more
Today it means
adj Pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wet- / etesian