Etymology

psalterion

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Today it means: Synonym of psaltery. Full definition →

Middle French psalterion ← Old French salterion ← Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompsalterium
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromψαλτήριον
  3. Old French · derived fromsalterion
  4. Middle French · borrowed frompsalterion
  5. English todaypsalterion

Borrowed from Middle French psalterion, from Old French salterion, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion), probably through Latin psalterium. Doublet of psalter, psalterium, and psaltery.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekψαλτήριον all →

psalterypsalteriumsantur

Latinpsalterium all →

psalterpsalterypsalterium

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