Where does “polyspast” come from?
polyspast (English) comes from Latin polyspaston, from Ancient Greek πολύσπαστον, from Ancient Greek πολύσπαστος, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
polyspast (English): A machine consisting of many pulleys; A machine...
Definitions
- A machine consisting of many pulleys; A machine...
Ancestry of “polyspast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | polyspaston | A hoisting-tackle with many pulleys; accusative... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύσπαστον | compound pulley |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύσπαστος | drawn by many cords |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |