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Where does “πολύσπαστον” come from?

πολύσπαστον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολύσπαστος, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

πολύσπαστον (Ancient Greek): compound pulley; inflection of πολυσπαστός : ##...

Definitions

  1. compound pulley; inflection of πολυσπαστός : ##...

Ancestry of “πολύσπαστον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολύσπαστοςdrawn by many cords
2Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
3Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
4Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
5Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “πολύσπαστον”

  • polyspast
  • polyspaston
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