Where does “tetrastichic” come from?
tetrastichic (English) comes from English tetrastich, 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...
tetrastichic (English): In the form of a tetrastich
Definitions
- In the form of a tetrastich
Ancestry of “tetrastichic”, step by step
tetrastichic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tetrastich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetrastich | A four-line stanza |
| 2 | Latin | tetrastichon | tetrastich, four-line stanza |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τετράστιχον | having four rows |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στίχος | a row or file of soldiers; a line of poetry, a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |