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Where does “antistrophic” come from?

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

antistrophic (English): Of or pertaining to an antistrophe

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to an antistrophe

Ancestry of “antistrophic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantistropheIn Greek choruses and dances, the returning of...
2Latinantistropheantistrophe
3Ancient Greekἀντιστροφήturning about
4Ancient Greekστροφήturning; revolving; twisting
5Ancient Greek-ή—
6Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →