English
loligo
Loligo comes from Latin lōlīgō ‘a squid’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElōlīgō‘a squid’
- Englishearliest quotation 1658loligo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElōlīgō‘a squid’
- Englishearliest quotation 1658loligo
Earliest quotation: 1658, Thomas Browne: “the learned may consider the Crystalline humour of the…”
Every English word from Latin lōlīgō
Today it means
noun A member of the Loligo genus of cephalopods; a squid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin lōlīgō / loligo