Where does “anteme” come from?
anteme (Middle English) comes from Old English antefn, from Old French antienne, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνος, from Ancient Greek -φωνος, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́.
anteme (Middle English): A biblically-based chant; especially one sung...
Definitions
- A biblically-based chant; especially one sung...
Ancestry of “anteme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | antefn | — |
| 2 | Old French | antienne | — |
| 3 | Latin | antiphōna | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίφωνα | neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίφωνος | sounding in answer, concordant, as in the octave;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -φωνος | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
Words derived from “anteme”