English
anapestic
Anapestic comes from Latin anapaesticus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanapaesticus
- Englishtodayanapestic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanapaesticus
- Englishtodayanapestic
Equivalent to anapest + -ic
Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος ‘struck back, reversed relative to dactyl’
Latin anapaestus ‘anapestic’
English anapest
Every English word from Latin anapaesticus
Today it means
adj Of, relating to, or composed of, anapests.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin anapaesticus / anapestic