Where does “strophe” come from?

Strophe comes from Latin stropha, from Ancient Greek στροφή meaning "a turning or twist," derived from the verb στρέφω "to turn," with the feminine suffix -ᾱ from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

strophe (English): A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to...

Definitions

  1. A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to...

Ancestry of “strophe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrophastrophe
2Ancient Greekστροφήturning; revolving; twisting
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “strophe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →