English
gorilla
Gorilla comes from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι ‘Gorillai’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΓόριλλαιGórillai‘Gorillai’
- Englishearliest quotation 1893gorilla
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΓόριλλαιGórillai‘Gorillai’
- Englishearliest quotation 1893gorilla
Earliest quotation: 1893, Journal of Anatomy and Physiology: “In three of these twenty gorillæ 14 ribs are…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι
Today it means
noun An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι / gorilla