Phrygian
/ˈfrɪdʒ.i.ən/noun
Relating to ancient Phrygia, its people and language, or a musical mode associated with Phrygia.
Did you know?The Phrygian mode was later associated with exoticism and ritual intensity, while the Phrygians themselves were linked in Greek tradition with the legendary King Midas.
Etymological Timeline
1st Millennium BCE
Phrygian
𐨪𐨂𐨒𐨁𐨀
“The language of the ancient Phrygian people of central Anatolia; the native form of their ethnonym is only partially understood.”
Classical Greek
Greek
Φρυγία (Phrugía)
“Phrygia, the region of central Anatolia inhabited by the Phrygians.”
Classical Greek
Greek
Φρύγιος (Phrúgios)
“Phrygian; relating to Phrygia or its people.”
Latin
Latin
Phrygius
“Phrygian; of or belonging to Phrygia.”
Middle English
English
Frigian
“Relating to Phrygia or its ancient inhabitants.”
Modern English
English
Phrygian
“Relating to ancient Phrygia, or designating the Phrygian musical mode.”