Where does “mythologically” come from?
mythologically (English) comes from English mythological, from English mythology, from Middle French mythologie, from Latin mythologia, from Ancient Greek μυθολογία, from Ancient Greek μυθολογέω, from Ancient Greek -λόγος, from Ancient Greek -ός — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
mythologically (English): In a mythological fashion or manner
Definitions
- In a mythological fashion or manner
Ancestry of “mythologically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mythological | Of, or relating to myths or mythology; Legendary;... |
| 2 | English | mythology | The collection of myths of a people, concerning... |
| 3 | Middle French | mythologie | — |
| 4 | Latin | mythologia | mythology |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μυθολογία | romance, fiction, legend; story-telling |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μυθολογέω | I tell tales |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λόγος | word, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |