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Where does “ἄτρακτος” come from?

ἄτρακτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

ἄτρακτος (Ancient Greek): spindle; arrow; upper part of a ship's mast

Definitions

  1. spindle; arrow; upper part of a ship's mast

Ancestry of “ἄτρακτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
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