Where does “hyménée” come from?

hyménée (French) comes from Latin Hymenaeus, from Ancient Greek ὑμέναιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

hyménée (French): hymen (wedlock)

Definitions

  1. hymen (wedlock)

Ancestry of “hyménée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHymenaeusa nuptial song
2Ancient Greekὑμέναιοςhymenaeus, the wedding or bridal song, sung by the brideʼs attendants as they led her to the bridegroomʼs house
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑμέναιος →