Eteocretan

[ et-ee-oh-kreet-n, ee-tee- ]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to certain inscriptions found on Crete, written in an early form of the Greek alphabet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eteocretan¹

1890–95; < Greek Eteókrēt ( es ) true Cretans ( ete ( ós ) true, genuine + -o- -o- + Krēt-, stem of Krēs Cretan + -es, plural of -ēs adj. suffix) + -an, after Cretan

Example Sentences

In the extreme east and west of the island the aboriginal “Eteocretan” element, however, as represented respectively by the Praesians or Cydonians, still held its own, and inscriptions written in Greek characters show that the old language survived to the centuries immediately preceding the Christian era.

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