The story
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπροσκύνημα“adoration”
- English todayproscynema
From Ancient Greek προσκύνημα (proskúnēma, “adoration”), a word used in the standard Greek formula for such inscriptions.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
proscynema
Today it means: A formulaic inscription expressing adoration of or homage to a particular deity. Full definition →
Ancient Greek προσκύνημα