Etymology of the English word hierophant
the English word
hierophantderived from the Late Latin word
hierophantaderived from the Greek word
hierophantes, ἱεροφάντης, ἱεροϕάντης
using the Greek prefix
hiero-derived from the Greek word
hieros, ἱερός (sacred)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eis-derived from the Late Greek word
phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-derived from the Late Latin word
hierophantderived from the Greek word
hierophantes, ἱεροφάντης, ἱεροϕάντης
using the Greek prefix
hiero-derived from the Greek word
hieros, ἱερός (sacred)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eis-derived from the Late Greek word
phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-Date
The earliest known usage of hierophant in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
