Etymograph

English

kyrielle

Kyrielle comes from French kyrie ‘kyrie (prayer)’, from Ancient Greek Κύριε ἐλέησον ‘Lord, have mercy’, and ultimately from ἔλεος.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔλεος‘mercy’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐλεέωeleéō‘have mercy’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΚύριε ἐλέησον‘Lord, have mercy’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentkyrie‘kyrie (prayer)’
  5. French, derivedc. 1600–presentkyrielle
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1918same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔλεος‘mercy’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐλεέωeleéō‘have mercy’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΚύριε ἐλέησον‘Lord, have mercy’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentkyrie‘kyrie (prayer)’
  5. French, derivedc. 1600–presentkyrielle
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1918same form

Earliest quotation: 1918, Jeffery Farnol: “I said 'pantoum,' sir—besides which, gentlemen, we have the…”

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ἐλεέω ‘have mercy’

alms, pantaloons, 4 more

Today it means

noun A long rigmarole.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἔλεος / kyrielle

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