Where does “penelopize” come from?

penelopize (English) comes from English Penelope, from Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη, from Ancient Greek πηνέλοψ — kind of particoloured duck.

penelopize (English): To create a delay by undoing what has previously...

Definitions

  1. To create a delay by undoing what has previously...

Ancestry of “penelopize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPenelopeThe faithful wife of Odysseus
2Ancient GreekΠηνελόπη—
3Ancient Greekπηνέλοψkind of particoloured duck
Every word from Ancient Greek πηνέλοψ →Every word from Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη →Every word from English Penelope →