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Where does “eschatocol” come from?

eschatocol (English) comes from Byzantine Greek ἔσχατοκολλον, from Ancient Greek κόλλα, from Proto-Indo-European ḱol-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

eschatocol (English): the final section of a document, often involving...

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  1. the final section of a document, often involving...

Ancestry of “eschatocol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἔσχατοκολλονlast sheet glued onto a manuscript
2Ancient Greekκόλλαglue; flour paste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱol-thorn, thorny plant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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