English
manticora
Manticora comes from Latin mantichōras, and goes back to Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας ‘man-eater, probably the tiger’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαρτιχόραςmartikhóras‘man-eater, probably the tiger’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmantichōras
- Englishearliest quotation 1607manticora
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαρτιχόραςmartikhóras‘man-eater, probably the tiger’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmantichōras
- Englishearliest quotation 1607manticora
Earliest quotation: 1607, George Wilkins: “Scar. In plainer Enargy, what are they? speake; But.…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας
Another origin of manticora
- mulmodernManticora
- Englishtodaymanticora
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας / manticora