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Where does “antefn” come from?

antefn (Old English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂.

Ancestry of “antefn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchantienne—
2Latinantiphōna—
3Ancient Greekἀντίφωναneuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
4Ancient Greekἀντίφωνοςsounding in answer, concordant, as in the octave;...
5Ancient Greek-φωνος—
6Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
7Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “antefn”

  • anthem
  • anthemic
  • anthemlike
  • anthemwise
  • anthemically
  • ant'em
  • antem
  • anteme
  • antem
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