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Where does “ὄστρᾰκον” come from?

ὄστρᾰκον (Ancient Greek) comes 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...

ὄστρᾰκον (Ancient Greek): earthen vessel; the hard shell of animals such as...

Definitions

  1. earthen vessel; the hard shell of animals such as...

Ancestry of “ὄστρᾰκον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ὄστρᾰκον”

  • ostracize
  • ostracization
  • ostracon
  • periostracum
  • ostracod
  • ostracode
  • periostracal
  • ostracum
  • ostracizer
  • ostracizable
  • ostracodology
  • ostracum
  • ostracizzare
  • lastricatura
  • lastrico
  • lastricatore
  • lastricare
  • lastricamento
  • ostracisation
  • ostraciser
  • ostracise
  • Ostracion
  • Ostraciidae
  • Ostracoda
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