English
teredo
Teredo comes from Latin terēdō ‘woodworm’, and goes back to Ancient Greek τερηδών ‘wood-worm’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτερηδώνterēdṓn‘wood-worm’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterēdō‘woodworm’
- Englishearliest quotation 1791teredo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτερηδώνterēdṓn‘wood-worm’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterēdō‘woodworm’
- Englishearliest quotation 1791teredo
Earliest quotation: 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation: “Meet fell Teredo, as he mines the keel /…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek τερηδών
Today it means
noun A mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially of species Teredo navalis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek τερηδών / teredo