English
fucus
Fucus comes from New Latin Fūcus, and goes back to Ancient Greek φῦκος ‘seaweed’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῦκοςphûkos‘seaweed’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900Fūcus
- Englishearliest quotation 1603fucus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῦκοςphûkos‘seaweed’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900Fūcus
- Englishearliest quotation 1603fucus
Earliest quotation: 1603, Ben[jamin] Jonson: “And to morrowe morning, ¶ I’le ſend you a…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek φῦκος
Today it means
noun Any alga of the genus Fucus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek φῦκος / fucus