Where does “dithyrambe” come from?
dithyrambe (French) comes from Latin dithyrambus, from Ancient Greek διθύραμβος — dithyramb, a hymn in honor of Dionysus; bombastic...
dithyrambe (French): dithyramb
Ancestry of “dithyrambe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dithyrambus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διθύραμβος | dithyramb, a hymn in honor of Dionysus; bombastic... |