anthem

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντίφωνα
2. Latin · derived fromantiphōna
3. Old French · derived fromantiene
4. Old English · inherited fromantefn
5. Middle English · inherited fromanteme
6. English todayanthem

From Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, antefen and Old French antiene, anteine, anteivne, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), from ἀντί (antí, “over against”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”). Doublet of antiphon.

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