Where does “σιδηροτρύπανον” come from?

σιδηροτρύπανον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρῡ́πανον, from Ancient Greek τρῡπάω — to bore, pierce through.

σιδηροτρύπανον (Ancient Greek): iron borer

Definitions

  1. iron borer

Ancestry of “σιδηροτρύπανον”, step by step

σιδηροτρύπανον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τρῡ́πανον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρῡ́πανονborer, auger, rotated by a thong
2Ancient Greekτρῡπάωto bore, pierce through

via Ancient Greek σῐ́δηρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῐ́δηροςiron
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