English
kotyle
Kotyle comes from Ancient Greek κοτύλη ‘cup, half-pint’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκοτύληkotúlē‘cup, half-pint’
- Englishearliest quotation 1895kotyle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκοτύληkotúlē‘cup, half-pint’
- Englishearliest quotation 1895kotyle
Earliest quotation: 1895, The Annual of the British School at Athe: “There were many kotylai found in the Limenia sanctuary…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek κοτύλη
Today it means
noun Synonym of cantharus (“a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κοτύλη / kotyle