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Where does “κρεμάλα” come from?

κρεμάλα (Greek) comes from Greek κρεμώ, from Ancient Greek κρεμῶ, from Ancient Greek κρεμάω — Alternative form of κρεμάννυμι.

κρεμάλα (Greek): gallows, gallows tree; hangman

Definitions

  1. gallows, gallows tree; hangman

Ancestry of “κρεμάλα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekκρεμώAlternative form of κρεμάω; to hang
2Ancient GreekκρεμῶContracted form of κρεμάω; Contracted form of...
3Ancient GreekκρεμάωAlternative form of κρεμάννυμι
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