Where does “hypophrygian” come from?
hypophrygian (English) comes from English Phrygian, from Latin Phrygianus, from Latin Phrygia, from Ancient Greek Φρυγία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
hypophrygian (English): Of or relating to a musical mode or diatonic...
Definitions
- Of or relating to a musical mode or diatonic...
Ancestry of “hypophrygian”, step by step
hypophrygian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Phrygian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Phrygian | Of or relating to Phrygia, its people, or their... |
| 2 | Latin | Phrygianus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Phrygia | Troy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Φρυγία | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |