Where does “Lemnos” come from?
Lemnos is an English place name derived from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος, which traces to Proto-Semitic l-b-n, though the original meaning remains unclear.
Ancestry of “Lemnos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | Λήμνος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Λῆμνος | a Greek island Lemnos |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤋𐤁𐤍 | white |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | laban- | dairy |
Words derived from “Lemnos”