Etymology

versicle

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Today it means: One of a series of lines that are shorter than a standard line of verse, particularly in a hymn. Full definition →

Middle English versicle ← Old French versicule ← Latin versiculus
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  1. Latin · derived fromversiculus
  2. Old French · derived fromversicule
  3. Middle English · inherited fromversicle
  4. English todayversicle

From Middle English versicle, from Old French versicule, from Latin versiculus.

Words from the same roots

Latinversiculus all →

versiculus

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