Etymograph

English

lycaon

Lycaon comes from Ancient Greek Λυκάων, from λῠ́κος ‘wolf’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wĺ̥kʷos‘wolf’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*lúkos‘wolf’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλῠ́κοςlŭ́kos‘wolf’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΛυκάωνLukáōn
  5. Englishtodaylycaon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wĺ̥kʷos‘wolf’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*lúkos‘wolf’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλῠ́κοςlŭ́kos‘wolf’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΛυκάωνLukáōn
  5. Englishtodaylycaon

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos ‘wolf’

wolf, lupus, lupin, lobo, loafer, 10 more

Today it means

name An eastern wolf or Algonquin wolf of Canis lycaon or subspecies Canis lupus lycaon.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos / lycaon

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