Where does “Phrase” come from?

Phrase (German) 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 (German): phrase

Definitions

  1. phrase

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 →