English
homoioptoton
Homoioptoton comes from Ancient Greek ὁμοιóπτωτον ‘in a like case’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμοιóπτωτονhomoióptōton‘in a like case’
- Englishtodayhomoioptoton
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμοιóπτωτονhomoióptōton‘in a like case’
- Englishtodayhomoioptoton
Every English word from Ancient Greek ὁμοιóπτωτον
Today it means
noun A rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὁμοιóπτωτον / homoioptoton