English
hymnographer
Hymnographer comes from Ancient Greek ὑμνογράφος ‘a poet who writes hymns’, and goes back to ὕμνος ‘hymn’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕμνος‘hymn’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑμνογράφοςhumnográphos‘a poet who writes hymns’
- Englishtodayhymnographer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕμνος‘hymn’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑμνογράφοςhumnográphos‘a poet who writes hymns’
- Englishtodayhymnographer
Formed from -er
Every English word from Ancient Greek ὕμνος
Today it means
noun A writer whose subject is hymns.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὕμνος / hymnographer