English
lemniscus
Lemniscus comes from Latin lēmniscus ‘pendent ribbon’, from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος ‘a Greek island Lemnos’, and ultimately from Proto-Semitic *laban- ‘white’.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*laban-‘white’root as named · steps between not traced
- Phoenicianmodern𐤋𐤁𐤍‘white’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛῆμνος‘a Greek island Lemnos’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλημνῐ́σκοςlēmnĭ́skos‘Woollen fillet or ribbon’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēmniscus‘pendent ribbon’
- Englishtodaylemniscus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*laban-‘white’root as named · steps between not traced
- Phoenicianmodern𐤋𐤁𐤍‘white’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛῆμνος‘a Greek island Lemnos’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλημνῐ́σκοςlēmnĭ́skos‘Woollen fillet or ribbon’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēmniscus‘pendent ribbon’
- Englishtodaylemniscus
Every English word from Proto-Semitic *laban-
Today it means
noun One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *laban- / lemniscus