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Where does “antiphon” come from?

Antiphon comes from French antiphone, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα, combining ἀντί meaning "against" with a root from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-.

antiphon (English): A devotional piece of music sung responsively; A...

Definitions

  1. A devotional piece of music sung responsively; A...

Ancestry of “antiphon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchantiphone—
2Medieval Latinantiphonaantiphon, an ecclesiastical chant used in many...
3Ancient Greekἀντίφωναneuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
4Ancient Greekἀντίφωνοςsounding in answer, concordant, as in the octave;...
5Ancient Greek-φωνος—
6Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
7Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “antiphon”

  • antiphonic
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