English
anaclasis
Anaclasis comes from Ancient Greek ἀνάκλασις.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάκλασιςanáklasis
- Englishtodayanaclasis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάκλασιςanáklasis
- Englishtodayanaclasis
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀνάκλασις
Today it means
noun an exchange of place between a short syllable and a preceding long one that is frequent in Ionic metres.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀνάκλασις / anaclasis