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Where does “syrtic” come from?

syrtic (English) comes from English syrt, from Latin syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις, from Ancient Greek συρτός, from Ancient Greek σύρω — to drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...

syrtic (English): Of or relating to a syrt; boggy; resembling...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a syrt; boggy; resembling...

Ancestry of “syrtic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsyrtA kind of elevated flatland in Russia and Central...
2Latinsyrtissandbank
3Ancient GreekΣύρτιςdestruction, ruin
4Ancient Greekσυρτόςswept, washed down
5Ancient Greekσύρωto drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...
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