epithalamium.
A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
Meaning & usage
A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
A song in praise of the bride or bridegroom
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) Ancient Greek θάλαμος (thálamos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios) Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Hellenic *-on Ancient Greek -ον (-on) Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion)bor. Latin epithalamiumlbor. English epithalamium Learned borrowing from Latin epithalamium, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion, “bridal song”), neuter form of ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + θάλαμος (thálamos, “inner chamber, wedding chamber”).
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