Where does “epitet” come from?
epitet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French épithète, from Middle French épithète, from Latin epitheton, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα — to be hot; to burn.
epitet (Norwegian Bokmål): an epithet
Definitions
- an epithet
Ancestry of “epitet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | épithète | attributive adjective; epithet |
| 2 | Middle French | épithète | epithet |
| 3 | Latin | epitheton | epithet |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίθετον | adjective |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιτίθημι | to lay, put or place upon; to put on a covering... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |