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Etymology of the English word epithet

the English word epithet
derived from the Latin word epitheton (epithet; adjective)
derived from the Greek word epitheton, ἐπίθετον
derived from the Greek word epitithenai
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
derived from the Greek word tithenai
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-
derived from the Greek word epithetos
derived from the Greek word epitithenai
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
derived from the Greek word tithenai
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-

Date

The earliest known usage of epithet in English dates from the 16th century.

Cognates

French épithète, Italian epiteto, Lithuanian epitetas, Russian эпитeт

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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