English
laconicum
Laconicum comes from Latin Lacōnicum ‘sweating room’, from Lacōnicus ‘Spartan’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek Λᾰ́κων ‘Laconian’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛᾰ́κων‘Laconian’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΛακωνικός‘Laconian’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELacōnicus‘Spartan’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CELacōnicum‘sweating room’literally ‘Spartan bath’
- Englishtodaylaconicum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛᾰ́κων‘Laconian’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΛακωνικός‘Laconian’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELacōnicus‘Spartan’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CELacōnicum‘sweating room’literally ‘Spartan bath’
- Englishtodaylaconicum
Every English word from Ancient Greek Λᾰ́κων
Today it means
noun A hot dry sweating room, next to the caldarium in the Roman baths.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Λᾰ́κων / laconicum