English
ypakoë
Ypakoë comes from Greek υπακοή ‘obedience’, from Ancient Greek ὑπακούω ‘give ear, hearken’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti ‘to be sharp-eared, to hear well’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti‘to be sharp-eared, to hear well’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*akouhōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκούω‘to listen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπακούωhupakoúō‘give ear, hearken’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπακοήhupakoḗ‘obedience’
- Greek1453–presentυπακοήypakoḯ‘obedience’
- Englishtodayypakoë
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti‘to be sharp-eared, to hear well’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*akouhōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκούω‘to listen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπακούωhupakoúō‘give ear, hearken’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπακοήhupakoḗ‘obedience’
- Greek1453–presentυπακοήypakoḯ‘obedience’
- Englishtodayypakoë
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti ‘to be sharp-eared, to hear well’
hear, acoustics, hark, acoustical, 33 more
through Ancient Greek ἀκούω ‘to listen’
Today it means
noun A troparion chanted at orthros and the midnight office on Sundays and the Great Feasts throughout the liturgical year, which emphasizes the theme of being sent to proclaim the gospel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti / ypakoë