English
rhapsodic
Rhapsodic comes from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδῐκός.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥαψῳδῐκόςrhapsōidĭkós
- Englishearliest quotation 1977rhapsodic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥαψῳδῐκόςrhapsōidĭkós
- Englishearliest quotation 1977rhapsodic
Earliest quotation: 1977, Harold Pickett, New York, New York: “I love all that romantic stuff and I'm tired…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδῐκός
Today it means
adj highly emotional; rapturous
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδῐκός / rhapsodic