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Where does “ξυστήρ” come from?

ξυστήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ξύω — to scrape, scratch; to plane, smooth, polish; to...

ξυστήρ (Ancient Greek): scraper

Definitions

  1. scraper

Ancestry of “ξυστήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξύωto scrape, scratch; to plane, smooth, polish; to...

Words derived from “ξυστήρ”

  • xyster
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