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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

  1. dithyrambic; eulogistic, laudatory

Ancestry of “dithyrambique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindithyrambicus—
2Ancient Greekδιθυραμβικόςdithyrambic
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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