English
loimic
Loimic comes from Ancient Greek λοιμός ‘plague’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλοιμόςloimós‘plague’
- Englishearliest quotation 1821loimic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλοιμόςloimós‘plague’
- Englishearliest quotation 1821loimic
Earliest quotation: 1821, Robert Willan, Miscellaneous Works: “The title of this translation (περὶ λοιµικῆς) and its…”
Formed from -ic
Every English word from Ancient Greek λοιμός
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λοιμός / loimic