Etymograph

English

threnetic

Threnetic comes from Ancient Greek θρηνητικός ‘inclined to lament, querulous’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθρηνητικόςthrēnētikós‘inclined to lament, querulous’
  2. Englishtodaythrenetic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθρηνητικόςthrēnētikós‘inclined to lament, querulous’
  2. Englishtodaythrenetic

Equivalent to threne + -etic

Ancient Greek θρῆνος ‘funeral lament’

Latin threnus ‘a dirge, a lamentation’

English threne

Every English word from Ancient Greek θρηνητικός

Today it means

adj Relating to a threne

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek θρηνητικός / threnetic

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