Etymology of the English word psalmbook
the English word
psalmbookderived from the Late Latin word
psalmus (psalm; Psalm of David)
derived from the Greek word
psalmos, ψαλμός (a set piece of music; a sacred ode (accompanied with the voice, harp or other instrument; a 'psalm'); collectively, the book of the Psalms)
derived from the Greek word
psallein, ψάλλειν (to twitch or twang; to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pal-derived from the English word
bookderived from the English word
bokderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhago-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*bokizUsage
Word found in Modern English
