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

Definitions

  1. sentence

Ancestry of “phrase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphrasisdiction
2Ancient Greekφράσιςspeech; way of speaking, expression; expression,...
3Ancient Greekφράζωto make known, point out, intimate, show; to...
4Ancient Greekφράσσωto fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...

Words derived from “phrase”

Every word from Ancient Greek φράσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek φράζω →Every word from Ancient Greek φράσις →