Ask a Linguist - RSS feed and answers forum for linguistsen(C) 2015 by <a href="">The LINGUIST List</a> and Contributors<br/>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:29:29 -0500What is the oldest known origin of the word "halcyon"? can trace the word back to the myth of Alcyone and its connection to the kingfisher, but I couldn't find any information about how the word was formed or where exactly did it come from?NedinaThu, 18 Jan 2018 14:29:29 -0500