English
parenesis
Parenesis comes from Ancient Greek παραίνεσις ‘exhortation, address’, from αἰνέω ‘to tell of’, and ultimately from αἶνος ‘tale’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἶνος‘tale’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἰνέω‘to tell of’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαραίνεσιςparaínesis‘exhortation, address’
- Englishtodayparenesis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἶνος‘tale’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἰνέω‘to tell of’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαραίνεσιςparaínesis‘exhortation, address’
- Englishtodayparenesis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘important speech’
young, age, early, era, diet, junior, juvenile, longevity, ere, juvenal, 23 more
through Ancient Greek αἶνος ‘tale’
Today it means
noun exhortation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek αἶνος / parenesis