Etymograph

English

limoniad

Limoniad comes from Ancient Greek λειμωνιάδες, and goes back to λειμών ‘meadow’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλειμώνleimṓn‘meadow’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλειμωνιάδεςleimōniádes
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2018limoniad

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλειμώνleimṓn‘meadow’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλειμωνιάδεςleimōniádes
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2018limoniad

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The story

Latin limoniades, plural, Ancient Greek λειμωνιάδες (leimōniádes), from λειμών (leimṓn, “meadow”).

Every English word from Ancient Greek λειμών

Today it means

noun A meadow nymph.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek λειμών / limoniad

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