Where does “kyrie” come from?

kyrie (French) comes from Latin Kyrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ριε ἐλέησον — O Lord, have mercy! upon us.

kyrie (French): kyrie prayer

Definitions

  1. kyrie prayer

Ancestry of “kyrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinKyrie eleisonA prayer, beginning with these words, that is...
2Ancient GreekΚῡ́ριε ἐλέησονO Lord, have mercy! upon us

Words derived from “kyrie”

Every word from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ριε ἐλέησον →Every word from Latin Kyrie eleison →