Where does “epithetically” come from?
epithetically (English) comes from English epithetic, from English epithet, from Middle French épithète, from Latin epitheton, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.
epithetically (English): As an epithet
Definitions
- As an epithet
Ancestry of “epithetically”, step by step
epithetically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English epithetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | epithetic | Of or relating to epithets; Of or relating to... |
| 2 | English | epithet | A term used to characterize a person or thing; A... |
| 3 | Middle French | épithète | epithet |
| 4 | Latin | epitheton | epithet |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίθετον | adjective |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιτίθημι | to lay, put or place upon; to put on a covering... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
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- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |