Where does “psalmic” come from?

psalmic (English) comes from English psalm, from Middle English salm, from Old English psealm, from Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός, from Ancient Greek ψάλλω, from Ancient Greek ψάω — to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...

psalmic (English): Of or pertaining to psalms or psalmody

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to psalms or psalmody

Ancestry of “psalmic”, step by step

psalmic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English psalm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpsalmA sacred song; a poetical composition for use in...
2Middle EnglishsalmA psalm hymn in the
3Old Englishpsealmpsalm
4Latinpsalmuspsalm
5Ancient Greekψαλμόςtwitching or twanging with the fingers; sound of...
6Ancient Greekψάλλωto twitch; to make a sound by striking, touching,...
7Ancient Greekψάωto touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...

via Romanian psalm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpsalmpsalm
2Old Church Slavonicпсалъмъpsalm
3Byzantine Greekψαλμός

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Ancient Greek ψάωEvery word from Ancient Greek ψάλλωEvery word from Ancient Greek ψαλμός