Where does “hymnographer” come from?
hymnographer (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὑμνογράφος, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
hymnographer (English): A writer whose subject is hymns; A person who...
Definitions
- A writer whose subject is hymns; A person who...
Ancestry of “hymnographer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὑμνογράφος | a poet who writes hymns; a hymnographer |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |