Well attestedNamed from the place
meander
verb · first attested 16th century
A winding path is named for a river in Anatolia.
To follow a winding course, or to wander without hurry.
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Record
- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 16th century
- Part of speech
- verb
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- Step 1
Büyük Menderes
- Step 2
Maeander
- In English
meander
The Maeander, now the Büyük Menderes, was famous in antiquity for its loops. Greek and Latin turned the river’s name into a word for any winding, and English meander still does that work.
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