English
chorizont
Chorizont comes from Ancient Greek χωρίζω ‘to separate’, and goes back to χώρᾱ ‘space’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχώρᾱ1khṓrā‘space’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχωρίς2‘separated, detached’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχωρίζω3khōrízō‘to separate’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχωρίζων3khōrízōnpresent participle of χωρίζω
- Englishearliest quotation 1893chorizont3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek χωρίς
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek χωρίζω
- 3 Wiktionary, English chorizont
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1893, The Athenæum: “It is strange that in a matter of such…”.
Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχώρᾱWiktionary, Ancient Greek χωρίςkhṓrā‘space’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχωρίςWiktionary, Ancient Greek χωρίζω‘separated, detached’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχωρίζωWiktionary, English chorizontkhōrízō‘to separate’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχωρίζωνWiktionary, English chorizontkhōrízōnpresent participle of χωρίζω
- Englishearliest quotation 1893chorizontWiktionary, English chorizont. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1893, The Athenæum: “It is strange that in a matter of such…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‘to leave behind’
go, gone, inherit, forego, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁ro- ‘derelict’
Today it means
noun One who challenges a widely held assumption of authorship for a major work, especially one who believes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were not written by Homer.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “chorizont”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek χωρίς, Ancient Greek χωρίζω. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χώρᾱ / chorizont