Words that come from Ancient Greek “ὕμνος”

50 words across 17 languages descend from Ancient Greek ὕμνος — including hymn, hymnal, hymnody, hymnbook, hymnic, hymnology, hymnist, hymnlike.

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English (19)

Latin (6)

Ancient Greek (4)

Italian (4)

Hungarian (2)

Welsh (2)

Old French (2)

German (2)

Danish (1)

French (1)

Czech (1)

Russian (1)

Catalan (1)

Georgian (1)

Romanian (1)

Middle English (1)

Spanish (1)