Where does “tetrastich” come from?
tetrastich (English) comes from Latin tetrastichon, from Ancient Greek τετράστιχον, from Ancient Greek στίχος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
tetrastich (English): A four-line stanza
Definitions
- A four-line stanza
Ancestry of “tetrastich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tetrastichon | tetrastich, four-line stanza |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τετράστιχον | having four rows |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στίχος | a row or file of soldiers; a line of poetry, a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |