English
sphingine
Sphingine comes from Latin sphinx, and goes back to Ancient Greek Σφίγξ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣφίγξ
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsphinx
- Englishearliest quotation 1925sphingine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣφίγξ
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsphinx
- Englishearliest quotation 1925sphingine
Earliest quotation: 1925, Aldous Huxley: “For whenever she asked him how much he had…”
Formed from -ine
Every English word from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ
Today it means
adj Sphinx-like.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σφίγξ / sphingine