English
introit
Introit comes from Anglo-Norman introït, from Latin introitus ‘act of entering in or into, entrance’, and ultimately from eō ‘to go’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeō‘to go’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintroeō‘to go within, enter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintroitus‘act of entering in or into, entrance’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400introït
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500introite‘act of entering in or into, entrance’
- Englishearliest quotation 1833introit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeō‘to go’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintroeō‘to go within, enter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintroitus‘act of entering in or into, entrance’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400introït
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500introite‘act of entering in or into, entrance’
- Englishearliest quotation 1833introit
Earliest quotation: 1833, Nicholas Harris Nicolas, A Glossary of Dates; […]: “Adorate Dominum. The introit* and name of the third…”
The story
Introeō is derived from intrō (‘to enter, go into’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (‘in’)) + eō (‘to go’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (‘to go’)).
Linked words
through Latin eō ‘to go’
issue, initial, transition, exit, ambitious, ambition, ambient, trance, obituary, eyre, transient, sedition, ambiance, transitive, seditious, transitory, praetorian, praetor, ambit, obit, 23 more
Today it means
noun A prayer, typically part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible, read or sung at the start of Mass while or immediately after the priest ascends to the altar.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin eō / introit