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Where does “άμπακας” come from?

άμπακας (Greek) comes from Italian abaco, from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ, from Hebrew אבק — dust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...

άμπακας (Greek): abacus; "mainly used in the phrase:"

Definitions

  1. abacus; "mainly used in the phrase:"

Ancestry of “άμπακας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianabacoabacus; multiplication table; The art of counting
2Latinabacusa square board; sideboard; counting board, abacus
3Ancient Greekἄβαξboard, slab; reckoning board, abacus
4Hebrewאבקdust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...
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