Etymograph

English

eumolpid

Eumolpid comes from Ancient Greek Εὔμολπος ‘Eumolpus’, from μολπή ‘song, dance’, and ultimately from μέλπω.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέλπω‘to celebrate with dance and song’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμολπή‘song, dance’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕὔμολποςEúmolpos‘Eumolpus’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕὐμολπίδηςEumolpídēs
  5. Englishtodayeumolpid

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέλπω‘to celebrate with dance and song’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμολπή‘song, dance’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕὔμολποςEúmolpos‘Eumolpus’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕὐμολπίδηςEumolpídēs
  5. Englishtodayeumolpid

The story

From Ancient Greek Εὐμολπίδης (Eumolpídēs), said to be after an ancestor named Εὔμολπος (Eúmolpos), though perhaps instead from εὔμολπος (eúmolpos, “sweetly singing”) from εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + μέλπω (mélpō, “celebrate with song and dance”).

Every English word from Ancient Greek μέλπω

Today it means

noun a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek μέλπω / eumolpid

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