Where does “anapestic” come from?

anapestic (English) comes from French anapestique, from Latin anapaesticus.

anapestic (English): of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest;...

Definitions

  1. of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest;...

Ancestry of “anapestic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanapestiqueanapestic
2Latinanapaesticus
Every word from Latin anapaesticusEvery word from French anapestique