English
pygmalion
Pygmalion comes from Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων, and goes back to Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 ‘Pumay has given’.
- Phoenicianmodern𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍pmyytn /pumayyaton/‘Pumay has given’
- Phoenician, derivedmodern𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍pʿmytn /puġ‘mayaton/
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠυγμαλίωνPugmalíōn
- Englishtodaypygmalion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Phoenicianmodern𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍pmyytn /pumayyaton/‘Pumay has given’
- Phoenician, derivedmodern𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍pʿmytn /puġ‘mayaton/
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠυγμαλίωνPugmalíōn
- Englishtodaypygmalion
A compound of 𐤐𐤌𐤉 ‘Pumay’ + 𐤉𐤕𐤍 ‘to give’
Every English word from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍
Today it means
noun One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 / pygmalion