Etymograph

English

holcad

Holcad comes from Ancient Greek ὁλκάς ‘cargo ship, merchant ship’, from ἕλκω ‘to drag’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *selk- ‘to pull, draw’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*selk-‘to pull, draw’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕλκω‘to drag’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὁλκάςholkás‘cargo ship, merchant ship’root of ἕλκω
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEholcas
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1784-1810holcad

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*selk-‘to pull, draw’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕλκω‘to drag’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὁλκάςholkás‘cargo ship, merchant ship’root of ἕλκω
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEholcas
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1784-1810holcad

Earliest quotation: 1784-1810, William Mitford: “The storeships provided by the Athenian government , which…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *selk- ‘to pull, draw’

seal, sulk, sulcus, 5 more

Today it means

noun A large merchantman ship in Ancient Greece.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *selk- / holcad

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