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
Ancestry of “epithetically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίθετον | adjective; epithet; inflection of ἐπίθετος :
##... |
| 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 | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |