Where does “ανθέμιο” come from?
ανθέμιο (Greek) comes from English anthem, from Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, from Old French antienne, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνος, from Ancient Greek -φωνος.
ανθέμιο (Greek): honeysuckle or other flowery pattern
Definitions
- honeysuckle or other flowery pattern
Ancestry of “ανθέμιο”, step by step
ανθέμιο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anthem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anthem | Antiphon; A choral or vocal composition, often... |
| 2 | Middle English | anteme | A biblically-based chant; especially one sung... |
| 3 | Old English | antefn | anthem |
| 4 | Old French | antienne | — |
| 5 | Latin | antiphōna | antiphon, an ecclesiastical chant used in many Christian rites consisting of psalms and hymns sung responsively |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίφωνα | neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίφωνος | sounding in answer, concordant, as in the octave;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -φωνος | sounding |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |