English
juncous
Juncous comes from Latin juncosus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEjuncosus
- Englishearliest quotation 1819juncous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEjuncosus
- Englishearliest quotation 1819juncous
Earliest quotation: 1819, Abraham Hawkins, Kingsbridge and Salcombe: “In the quarries near Brislington are abundance of shells…”
Every English word from Latin juncosus
Today it means
adj Full of rushes; resembling rushes; juncaceous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin juncosus / juncous