myEtymology.com: English etymology of tetrastich

Etymology of the English word tetrastich

the English word tetrastich

derived from the Latin word tetrastich

derived from the Greek word tetrastichon

using the Greek prefix tetra-, τετρα-

derived from the Late Greek word stichos, στιχός, στίχος

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

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