Where does “litanie” come from?
litanie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch letanie, from Latin letania, from Latin litanīa, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
litanie (Dutch): litany
Definitions
- litany
Ancestry of “litanie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | letanie | — |
| 2 | Latin | letania | — |
| 3 | Latin | litanīa | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λιτανεία | prayer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |