Where does “Polyhymnia” come from?
Polyhymnia (English) comes from Latin Polyhymnia, from Ancient Greek Πολῠῠ̈́μνῐᾰ, from Ancient Greek πολῠ-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
Polyhymnia (English): The Muse of sacred music
Definitions
- The Muse of sacred music
Ancestry of “Polyhymnia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Polyhymnia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πολῠῠ̈́μνῐᾰ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολῠ- | many; much, a lot |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |