Where does “epicenity” come from?
epicenity (English) comes from English epicene, from Middle English epicene, from Late Latin epicoenos, from Ancient Greek ἐπίκοινος, from Ancient Greek κοινός, from Proto-Hellenic koňňós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱomyós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
epicenity (English): Property of being epicene
Definitions
- Property of being epicene
Ancestry of “epicenity”, step by step
epicenity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English epicene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | epicene | Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin... |
| 2 | Middle English | epicene | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | epicoenos | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίκοινος | common to many people, things, etc.; promiscuous,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοινός | common; public, general |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | koňňós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱomyós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |