Where does “hymnus” come from?

hymnus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὕμνος, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂em- — sing; to sing.

hymnus (Latin): hymn; a song of praise

Definitions

  1. hymn; a song of praise

Ancestry of “hymnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὕμνοςsong, hymn, ode
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂em-sing; to sing

Words derived from “hymnus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂em- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕμνος →