English
martyrology
Martyrology comes from Latin martyrologium, and goes back to Ancient Greek μαρτυρολόγιον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαρτυρολόγιον
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmartyrologium
- Englishearliest quotation 1883martyrology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαρτυρολόγιον
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmartyrologium
- Englishearliest quotation 1883martyrology
Earliest quotation: 1883, Alessio Aurelio Pelliccia, The Polity of the Christian Church...: “... we know that Augustine, a monk in the…”
Formed from martyr + -ology
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- ‘to fall into thinking, remember, care for’
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Ancient Greek μάρτυρ ‘Aeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς (mắrtŭs)’
Ecclesiastical Latin martyr ‘martyr, especially a Christian martyr’
Old English martyr
Middle English martir
English martyr
Every English word from Ancient Greek μαρτυρολόγιον
Today it means
noun The study of martyrs and martyrdom; the names and stories of martyrs, particularly
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μαρτυρολόγιον / martyrology