Etymology of the English word anapaest
the English word
anapaestderived from the Latin word
anapaestderived from the Greek word
anapaistos, ἀνάπαιστος
derived from the Greek word
anapaieinderived from the Greek word
paiein, παίω (to hit ; specially, to sting (as a scorpion))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pau-Date
The earliest known usage of anapaest in English dates from the 17th century.
