The story
- Ancient Greekλῐτή (lĭtḗ)
- Ancient Greekλῐτᾰνός (lĭtănós)
- Ancient Greekλῐτᾰνεύω (lĭtăneúō)
- Ancient Greekλῐτᾰνείᾱ (lĭtăneíā)
- Latinlitania
- Old Frenchletanie
- English todaylitany
From Middle English, from Old French letanie, from Latin litania, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”), from λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.