English
akathist
Akathist comes from Ancient Greek ἀκάθιστος ‘unseated, standing’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκάθιστοςakáthistos‘unseated, standing’
- Englishtodayakathist
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκάθιστοςakáthistos‘unseated, standing’
- Englishtodayakathist
The story
Attested in the 1850s (as Akathist and Akathistos), after slightly earlier (1830s) German usage.
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀκάθιστος
Today it means
noun A hymn dedicated to a saint, holy event, or person of the Holy Trinity, in Eastern Christian traditions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀκάθιστος / akathist