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Where does “λοξός” come from?

λοξός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

λοξός (Ancient Greek): Not straight: slanting, crosswise, oblique; To...

Definitions

  1. Not straight: slanting, crosswise, oblique; To...

Ancestry of “λοξός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

Words derived from “λοξός”

  • loxodrome
  • loxodromic
  • loxodromics
  • loxodromically
  • loxodromique
  • Loxia
  • Loxioides
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