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Where does “xoanon” come from?

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

xoanon (French): xoanon

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  1. xoanon

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...
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