antiphon

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντίφωνα“responses, musical accords”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromantiphōna
3. French · derived fromantiphone
4. English todayantiphon

From French antiphone or Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “responses, musical accords”), neuter plural substantive of ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos, “concordant”) from ἀντί (antí, “in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Doublet of anthem.

Words from the same roots