myEtymology.com: English etymology of metaphrase

Etymology of the English word metaphrase

the English word metaphrase

derived from the Greek word metaphrasis

derived from the Greek word metaphrazein, μεταϕράζω

derived from the Greek word phrazein, φράζω

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷhren-

The earliest known usage of metaphrase in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English