eunuk
Middle English
/ˈɛu̯nuk/
noun
Definitions
- (Late ME) A eunuch, especially one working as a guard at a harem.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French eunuque derived from Latin eunūchus derived from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (castrated man, harem guard, eunuch).
Origin
Ancient Greek
εὐνοῦχος
Gloss
castrated man, harem guard, eunuch
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eunuch English
- eunuched English
- eunuchize English
- eunuchlike English
- eunuchoid English
- eunuchry English
- eunuchus Latin
- eunūchus Latin
- eunuch Dutch, Flemish
- eunuque French
- евнух Russian
- εὐνή Ancient Greek
- εὐνοῦχος Ancient Greek
- ἔχω Ancient Greek
- *seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- evnukk Norwegian Bokmål
- evnukk Norwegian Nynorsk
- eunuc Catalan, Valencian
- eunuque Middle French
- eunuc Occitan