Etymograph

English

prosimetrum

Prosimetrum comes from Medieval Latin prosimetrum.

  1. Medieval Latinmodernprosimetrum1
  2. Englishtodayprosimetrum1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English prosimetrum

Lineage

  1. Medieval LatinmodernprosimetrumWiktionary, English prosimetrum
  2. EnglishtodayprosimetrumWiktionary, English prosimetrum

Today it means

noun A poetic composition consisting of both prose and verse, usually in alternation

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “prosimetrum”. 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.

Etymograph / Medieval Latin prosimetrum / prosimetrum