Etymology

Polyhymnia

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Today it means: The Muse of sacred music. Full definition →

Latin Polyhymnia ← Ancient Greek Πολυΰμνια
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠολυΰμνια
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromPolyhymnia
  3. English todayPolyhymnia

Learned borrowing from Latin Polyhymnia, from Ancient Greek Πολυΰμνια (Poluǘmnia), Πολύμνια (Polúmnia)

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