English
kore
Kore comes from Ancient Greek κόρη ‘girl, maiden’, from Proto-Hellenic *kórwos ‘boy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- ‘to grow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱer-‘to grow’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kórwos‘boy’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenic, derivedc. 2200–1600 BCE*kórwā‘girl’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόρηkórē‘girl, maiden’
- Englishearliest quotation 1966kore
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱer-‘to grow’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kórwos‘boy’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenic, derivedc. 2200–1600 BCE*kórwā‘girl’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόρηkórē‘girl, maiden’
- Englishearliest quotation 1966kore
Earliest quotation: 1966, Spyros Meletzēs, Helenē A. Papadakē: “Mus. No 685: Archaic kore of island marble (500-490…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- ‘to grow’
increase, create, increasing, creative, crew, decrease, creature, creator, cereal, crescent, croissant, creole, increment, cru, excrement, accretion, procreation, creat, 26 more
Today it means
noun An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- / kore