Etymology of the English word siren
the English word
sirenderived from the French word
sirènederived from the Old French word
sereinederived from the Latin word
sirenderived from the Greek word
seiren, σειρήν
derived from the Late Latin word
Sirenaderived from the Latin word
Siren (Siren; type of drone)
derived from the Greek word
Seirenderived from the Greek word
seiren, σειρήν
Date
The earliest known usage of siren in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
sirenicCognates
Dutch
sirene, French
sirène, German
Sirene, Icelandic
sírena, Italian
sirena, Italian
serena, Latin
Siren, Lithuanian
sirena, Polish
syrena, Russian
cиpeнa, Spanish
serea, Swedish
sirenUsage
Word found in Modern English
