Achaean
/əˈkiː.ən/noun
Relating to the Achaeans, an ancient Greek people, especially the Homeric Greeks.
Did you know?In Homer, “Achaeans” is one of the main collective names for the Greeks, and the word preserves a very old ethnic label from the Bronze Age world of the Aegean.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἀχαιός (Akhaiós)
“an Achaean; a Greek of the Homeric age”
Classical Greek
Greek
Ἀχαιία (Akhaḯa)
“Achaea, the region associated with the Achaeans”
Latin
Latin
Achaeus
“an Achaean; Greek ethnic designation”
14th Century
English
Achaean
“belonging to the Achaeans; Greek, especially in Homeric contexts”
Modern English
English
Achaean
“relating to the ancient Achaeans or to Achaea”
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