Etymology of the English word antenna
the English word
antennaderived from the Latin word
antenna (yard of a ship; yardarm; sail)
Date
The earliest known usage of antenna in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
antennary,
antennule,
antenniferCognates
Dutch
antenne, French
antenne, German
Antenne, Italian
antenna, Latin
antenna, Lithuanian
antena, Norwegian
antenne, Polish
antena, Russian
aнтeннa, Spanish
entena, Swedish
antennUsage
Word found in Modern English
