English
larnax
Larnax comes from Ancient Greek λάρναξ ‘cinerary urn, coffin, larnax’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλάρναξlárnax‘cinerary urn, coffin, larnax’
- Englishearliest quotation 1907larnax
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλάρναξlárnax‘cinerary urn, coffin, larnax’
- Englishearliest quotation 1907larnax
Earliest quotation: 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete: “In a chamber tomb at Milatos, Mr. Evans discovered…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek λάρναξ
Today it means
noun A small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn often used as a container for human remains in Ancient Greece.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λάρναξ / larnax