Etymology

lichanos

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Today it means: In Ancient Greek musical theory, the higher-pitched of the two movable notes in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre, pitched lower than the mese and higher than the parhypate. Full definition →

Latin lichanos ← Ancient Greek λιχανός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλιχανός“the forefinger”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromlichanos
  3. English todaylichanos

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lichanos, from Ancient Greek λιχανός (likhanós, “the forefinger”).

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