Etymograph

English

polychoric

From poly- + -choric.

Another origin of polychoric

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰeh₁-‘to leave behind’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰeh₁ro-‘derelict’uncertain
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχήραkhḗra‘widow’uncertain
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχώρα‘field’
  5. Englishtodaypolychoric

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to the use of more than one chorus; that uses or is intended to use more than one chorus.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “polychoric”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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