Etymograph

English

tithonic

Tithonic comes from Latin Tithonius ‘belonging to Tithonus, the consort of Aurora’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETithonius1‘belonging to Tithonus, the consort of Aurora’
  2. Englishtodaytithonic1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English tithonic

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETithoniusWiktionary, English tithonic‘belonging to Tithonus, the consort of Aurora’
  2. EnglishtodaytithonicWiktionary, English tithonic

Every English word from Latin Tithonius

Today it means

adj Of, relating to, or denoting those rays of light which produce chemical effects; actinic.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tithonic”. 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.

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