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Where does “τρύπανον” come from?

τρύπανον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρυπάω — to bore, drill.

τρύπανον (Ancient Greek): borer, auger, rotated by a thong; trepan, a...

Definitions

  1. borer, auger, rotated by a thong; trepan, a...

Ancestry of “τρύπανον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρυπάωto bore, drill

Words derived from “τρύπανον”

  • trephine
  • trepan
  • trephination
  • trepanation
  • trepanner
  • trephiner
  • trepanatio
  • trepanum
  • tripanosoma
  • tripanosomiasi
  • trépan
  • trépaner
  • tréphine
  • Trypanosoma
  • Trypanosomatida
  • Trypanosomatidae
  • trepan
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