Where does “antiphone” come from?
antiphone (French) comes from Medieval Latin antiphona, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνος, from Ancient Greek -φωνος, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
Ancestry of “antiphone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | antiphona | antiphon, an ecclesiastical chant used in many... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίφωνα | neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίφωνος | sounding in answer, concordant, as in the octave;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -φωνος | sounding |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |