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
- Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction
Ancestry of “palinodial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | palinode | A poem in which the author retracts something... |
| 2 | Middle French | palinod | — |
| 3 | Latin | palinōdia | The repetition of a song; recantation, palinode |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παλινῳδία | palinode |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάλιν | back, backwards; again, once more, anew; again,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάλις | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷl̥His | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |