Where does “Polyhymnian” come from?
Polyhymnian (English) comes from English Polyhymnia, 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.
Polyhymnian (English): Of or relating to Polyhymnia, the Ancient Greek...
Definitions
- Of or relating to Polyhymnia, the Ancient Greek...
Ancestry of “Polyhymnian”, step by step
Polyhymnian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Polyhymnia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Polyhymnia | The Muse of sacred music |
| 2 | Latin | Polyhymnia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Πολῠῠ̈́μνῐᾰ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολῠ- | many; much, a lot |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |