Etymology

episode

epi·sode
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Today it means: A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course. Full definition →

French épisode ← New Latin *epīsodium ← Ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπεισόδιον“a parenthetic addition, episode”
  2. New Latin · derived from*epīsodium
  3. French · borrowed fromépisode
  4. English todayepisode

From French épisode, from New Latin *epīsodium, from Ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον (epeisódion, “a parenthetic addition, episode”), neuter of ἐπεισόδιος (epeisódios, “following upon the entrance, coming in besides, adventitious”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + εἰς (eis, “into”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”).

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