Etymograph

English

tithonic

Tithonic comes from Latin Tithonius ‘belonging to Tithonus, the consort of Aurora’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETithonius‘belonging to Tithonus, the consort of Aurora’
  2. Englishtodaytithonic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETithonius‘belonging to Tithonus, the consort of Aurora’
  2. Englishtodaytithonic

Today it means

adj Of, relating to, or denoting those rays of light which produce chemical effects; actinic.

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

Etymograph / Latin Tithonius / tithonic