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Chthonic — American Heritage Dictionary
- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- American Heritage Dictionary Editors
- YEAR
- 2022
- PUBLISHER
- HarperCollins
- DOI
- Not recorded
- SOURCE TYPE
- historical dictionary
- EXTERNAL RECORD
- OPEN ORIGINAL ↗
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RANK 129GRADE Asupports
Chthonic was an earth word before it was an underworld word.
Greek khthonios means of the earth, from khthōn, earth; infernal reference is a specialization of what lies beneath.
*dhg̑hem-
*dhg̑hem- → *dhghem- → *dh(e)ghom- → χθών → χθόνιος → chthonic
From Greek khthonios, of the earth, from khthōn, earthPublishes the literal Greek earth sequence.
chthonic dossier ↗truth record ↗86UNVEILING
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resolvedcontextestablished
Did chthonic begin as a word for hell?
No. The reviewed Greek history begins with khthōn, earth, and khthonios, of the earth; underworld reference is a specialization of what lies below.
Greek khthonios, of the earth, from khthōn, earthConfirms the Greek sequence.
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EDGE 945supportsestablished
chthonic → χθόνιος
Present-Day English → Ancient Greek · learned borrowing
- SOUND
- English chthonic adapts Greek khthonios with the learned chthon- spelling and English adjectival pronunciation.
- MEANING
- Of the earth and under the earth develops into the specialized underworld sense.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- American Heritage Dictionary Editors
Etymology: Greek khthonios from khthōn; see dhghem-Publishes the Greek adjective route into English.
EDGE 946supportsestablished
χθόνιος → χθών
Ancient Greek → Ancient Greek · derivation
- SOUND
- Greek khthonios is formed from khthōn, earth, with adjectival morphology.
- MEANING
- Earth becomes of the earth, including what lies in or under it.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- American Heritage Dictionary Editors
From Greek khthonios, of the earth, from khthōn, earthPublishes the adjective formation.
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Ancient Greek linguistic record
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Greek khthonios from khthōn, earth · broad070
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