English
lenos
Lenos comes from Ancient Greek ληνός ‘anything shaped like a tub or trough’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEληνόςlēnós‘anything shaped like a tub or trough’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008lenos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEληνόςlēnós‘anything shaped like a tub or trough’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008lenos
Earliest quotation: 2008, Edward Wyatt, Getty Adds to Antiquities With Third-Century Work: “Its relief scene includes 11 cupids harvesting and stomping…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ληνός
Today it means
noun A trough used in ancient winemaking.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ληνός / lenos