The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκάθιστος“not sitting, standing”
- English todayacathistus
From Ancient Greek ἀκάθιστος (akáthistos, “not sitting, standing”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
acathistus
Today it means: A Greek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἀκάθιστος