1400–1301 BC
Ancient Greek words first recorded in the 14th century BC
3 Ancient Greek words whose earliest known written record dates from the 14th century BC, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.
βόσκω
1400 BC–1200 BCIt is inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₃- (“to feed, tend”), with the present suffix -σκω (-skō). Beekes calls it an old Indo-European verb; its nearest relative is Lithuanian gúotas…
δέμω
1400 BC–1200 BCIt is inherited from Proto-Hellenic *démō, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₁- (“to build”), an extension of *dem-. The Mycenaean form Mycenaean Greek de-me-o-te supports the laryngeal *h₁, against the…
ἕλος
1400 BC–1200 BCIt is inherited from Proto-Hellenic *hélos, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *sélos (“marsh”), an inherited word identical with Sanskrit सरस् (sáras, “pond”). The adjective ἕλειος (héleios)…