Where does “dithyrambique” come from?
dithyrambique (French) comes from Latin dithyrambicus, from Ancient Greek διθυραμβικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
dithyrambique (French): dithyrambic; eulogistic, laudatory
Definitions
- dithyrambic; eulogistic, laudatory
Ancestry of “dithyrambique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dithyrambicus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διθυραμβικός | dithyrambic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |