Where does “ектенья” come from?
ектенья (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic ектенїѧ, from Ancient Greek ἐκτένεια, from Ancient Greek ἐκτενής, from Ancient Greek ἐκτείνω, from Ancient Greek τείνω, from Proto-Hellenic téňňō, from Proto-Indo-European tén-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
ектенья (Russian): litany, suffrage one of a number of prayer petitions that make up most of the worship in the Orthodox Church
Definitions
- litany, suffrage one of a number of prayer petitions that make up most of the worship in the Orthodox Church
Ancestry of “ектенья”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | ектенїѧ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτένεια | extension |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτενής | stretched out, strained, outstretched, extended |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτείνω | to stretch out; to prolong, draw out; to lay... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τείνω | to stretch, extend; to spread; to exert, push to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | téňňō | to stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tén-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |