Where does “xoanon” come from?

xoanon (English) comes from Ancient Greek ξόανον, from Ancient Greek ξύω — to scrape, scratch; to plane, smooth, polish; to...

xoanon (English): A wooden statue used as a cult image in Ancient...

Definitions

  1. A wooden statue used as a cult image in Ancient...

Ancestry of “xoanon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξόανονan image of carved wood, an image, statue,...
2Ancient Greekξύωto scrape, scratch; to plane, smooth, polish; to...
Every word from Ancient Greek ξύω →Every word from Ancient Greek ξόανον →