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Where does “phylacteric” come from?

phylacteric (English) comes from English phylactery — Either of the two small leather cases, containing...

phylacteric (English): Of or relating to phylacteries

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to phylacteries

Ancestry of “phylacteric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphylacteryEither of the two small leather cases, containing...
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