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Where does “antistrophe” come from?

antistrophe (English) comes from Latin antistrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀντιστροφή, from Ancient Greek στροφή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

antistrophe (English): In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of...

Definitions

  1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of...

Ancestry of “antistrophe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantistropheantistrophe
2Ancient Greekἀντιστροφήturning about
3Ancient Greekστροφήturning; revolving; twisting
4Ancient Greek-ή—
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “antistrophe”

  • antistrophic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →