Etymology

parthenaic

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Today it means: of or pertaining to the partheneia (παρθένειᾰ, an Ancient Greek song performed by maidens) Full definition →

Ancient Greek παρθένειᾰ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαρθένειᾰ“songs sung by a chorus of maidens”
  2. English todayparthenaic

From Ancient Greek παρθένειᾰ (parthéneiă, “songs sung by a chorus of maidens”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπαρθένειᾰ all →

partheneia

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