English
kleisma
Kleisma comes from Ancient Greek κλεισμένος ‘closed’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκλεισμένοςkleisménos‘closed’
- Englishtodaykleisma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκλεισμένοςkleisménos‘closed’
- Englishtodaykleisma
Every English word from Ancient Greek κλεισμένος
Today it means
noun A very small interval that is the difference between 6 just minor thirds and a perfect twelfth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κλεισμένος / kleisma