Etymograph

English

raphane

Raphane comes from Latin raphanus ‘radish’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ῥάφανος ‘cabbage’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥάφανος1rháphanos‘cabbage’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEraphanus1‘radish’
  3. Englishtodayraphane1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English raphane

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥάφανοςWiktionary, English raphanerháphanos‘cabbage’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEraphanusWiktionary, English raphane‘radish’
  3. EnglishtodayraphaneWiktionary, English raphane

Every English word from Ancient Greek ῥάφανος

Today it means

noun radish (especially the root of the plant)

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “raphane”. 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 ῥάφανος / raphane

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