Cydonian
/saɪˈdoʊ.ni.ən/noun
Relating to Cydonia, an ancient city in Crete, or to quince in poetic and historical use.
Did you know?Cydonian is an old classical adjective from Cydonia in Crete, and Latin writers also used Cydonium for the quince, so a place-name became a fruit-word in the cultural afterlife of the ancient Mediterranean.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Κύδων / Kydōn
“A legendary Cretan figure and eponym of Cydonia.”
Classical Greek
Greek
Κυδωνία / Kydōnia
“Cydonia, an ancient city in Crete.”
Classical Latin
Latin
Cydonius
“Of or from Cydonia; also associated with the quince.”
Middle English
English
Cydonian
“Relating to Cydonia or, in learned writing, to the quince.”
Modern English
English
Cydonian
“Relating to Cydonia or its inhabitants; rare literary adjective.”