Etymograph

English

epitrachelion

Epitrachelion comes from Ancient Greek ἐπιτραχήλιος ‘on the neck’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπιτραχήλιοςepitrakhḗlios‘on the neck’
  2. Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ἐπιτραχήλιονepitrakhḗlion
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1984epitrachelion

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπιτραχήλιοςepitrakhḗlios‘on the neck’
  2. Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ἐπιτραχήλιονepitrakhḗlion
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1984epitrachelion

Earliest quotation: 1984, Robert Silverberg, Thomas the Proclaimer: “[A] little band of marchers displays Greek Orthodox outfits,…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐπιτραχήλιος

Today it means

noun The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπιτραχήλιος / epitrachelion

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