Epithalamic
/ˌɛpɪθəˈlæmɪk/noun
Relating to a wedding or a wedding song.
Did you know?Epithalamic comes from Greek wedding poetry sung outside the bridal chamber, where the threshold between public and private life was marked with song and blessing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰel-
“to blossom, bloom”
Ancient Greek
Greek
θάλαμος (thálamos)
“inner chamber, bridal chamber”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion)
“wedding song sung before the bridal chamber”
Late Latin / Learned borrowing
Latin
epithalamicus
“pertaining to a wedding song or bridal chamber”
16th Century
English
epithalamic
“relating to a wedding or wedding poem”
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