Where does “historic rhyme” come from?
historic rhyme (English) comes from English historic, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr.
historic rhyme (English): Rhymes that were full rhymes in an older stage of the language, but have since become eye rhymes owing to sound changes. Historic rhymes are used by historical linguists to reconstruct the phonology of old languages
Definitions
- Rhymes that were full rhymes in an older stage of the language, but have since become eye rhymes owing to sound changes. Historic rhymes are used by historical linguists to reconstruct the phonology of old languages
Ancestry of “historic rhyme”, step by step
historic rhyme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English historic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 2 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 3 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 9 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via English rhyme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhyme | Rhyming verse; A thought expressed in verse; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | rimen | to count, enumerate |
| 3 | Old English | rīman | to count, enumerate, number; to count, number,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rūmijan | to make room, to clear out |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūmijaną | to make room, to clear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |