Where does “ecdysiast” come from?
ecdysiast (English) comes from English ecdysis, from Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις, from Ancient Greek ἐκδύω, from Ancient Greek ἐκ, from Proto-Hellenic *eks.
ecdysiast (English): An erotic dancer who removes their clothes as a...
Definitions
- An erotic dancer who removes their clothes as a...
Ancestry of “ecdysiast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ecdysis | The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔκδυσις | A stripping, shedding; An escape |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκδύω | to take off, remove, strip |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκ | Out of, from; from, with the source of; to denote... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *eks | — |