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Where does “palinodial” come from?

palinodial (English) comes from English palinode, from Middle French palinod, from Latin palinōdia, from Ancient Greek παλινῳδία, from Ancient Greek πάλιν, from Ancient Greek πάλις, from Proto-Indo-European kʷl̥His, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

palinodial (English): Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction

Ancestry of “palinodial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalinodeA poem in which the author retracts something...
2Middle Frenchpalinod—
3Latinpalinōdia—
4Ancient Greekπαλινῳδίαpalinode
5Ancient Greekπάλινback, backwards; again, once more, anew; again,...
6Ancient Greekπάλις—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷl̥His—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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