Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·greek ·1700s
Odyssey
from Ὀδύσσεια (Odysseia)
- Meaning
- The journey of Odysseus — by extension, any long, eventful journey.
- Source word
- Ὀδύσσεια (Odysseia)
- Route into English
- Homer → 18th-c. classical education → general English figurative use.
- Arrived
- 1700s
English borrows.
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