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Where does “antephona” come from?

antephona (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Latin antiphōna, 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-.

Ancestry of “antephona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantiphōna—
2Ancient Greekἀντίφωναneuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
3Ancient Greekἀντίφωνοςsounding in answer, concordant, as in the octave;...
4Ancient Greek-φωνος—
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-—

Words derived from “antephona”

  • anthem
  • anthemic
  • anthemlike
  • anthemwise
  • anthemically
  • ant'em
  • antem
  • anteme
  • antefen
  • antefn
  • anteivne
  • antiene
  • anteine
  • antem
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