Where does “phrase” come from?
phrase (French) comes from Latin phrasis, from Ancient Greek φράσις, from Ancient Greek φράζω, from Ancient Greek φράσσω — to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...
phrase (French): sentence
Ancestry of “phrase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | phrasis | diction |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φράσις | speech; way of speaking, expression; expression,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φράζω | to make known, point out, intimate, show; to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φράσσω | to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to... |
Words derived from “phrase”