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Where does “ὀστρακίζω” come from?

ὀστρακίζω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ὀστρακίζω (Ancient Greek): I ostracize, banish by voting with pot shards; to...

Definitions

  1. I ostracize, banish by voting with pot shards; to...

Ancestry of “ὀστρακίζω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄστρακονearthen vessel; the hard shell of animals such as...
2Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
3Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ὀστρακίζω”

  • ostracize
  • ostracization
  • ostracizer
  • ostracizable
  • ostracizzare
  • ostracisation
  • ostraciser
  • ostracise
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