Where does “anthemically” come from?
anthemically (English) comes from English anthemic, from English anthem, from Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, from Old French antienne, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνος.
anthemically (English): In an anthemic way
Definitions
- In an anthemic way
Ancestry of “anthemically”, step by step
anthemically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anthemic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anthemic | Suggestive of an anthem; rousing; A song that is... |
| 2 | English | anthem | Antiphon; A choral or vocal composition, often... |
| 3 | Middle English | anteme | A biblically-based chant; especially one sung... |
| 4 | Old English | antefn | anthem |
| 5 | Old French | antienne | — |
| 6 | Latin | antiphōna | antiphon, an ecclesiastical chant used in many Christian rites consisting of psalms and hymns sung responsively |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίφωνα | neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίφωνος | sounding in answer, concordant, as in the octave;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -φωνος | sounding |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 7 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 8 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 9 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |