Where does “antífona” come from?

antífona (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin antiphona, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνος, from Ancient Greek -φωνος, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

antífona (Catalan): antiphon, antiphony; antiphoner

Definitions

  1. antiphon, antiphony; antiphoner

Ancestry of “antífona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinantiphonaantiphon, an ecclesiastical chant used in many...
2Ancient Greekἀντίφωναneuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
3Ancient Greekἀντίφωνοςsounding in answer, concordant, as in the octave;...
4Ancient Greek-φωνοςsounding
5Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
6Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂