Etymograph

English

hymnal

Hymnal comes from Medieval Latin hymnāle.

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500hymnāle
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hymnale
  3. Englishtodayhymnal

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500hymnāle
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hymnale
  3. Englishtodayhymnal

Another origin of hymnal

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500hymnālis
  2. Englishtodayhymnal

Today it means

noun A collection of hymns; a hymn book.

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

Etymograph / Medieval Latin hymnāle / hymnal