Where does “μάστιγα” come from?

μάστιγα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μάστιξ — whip, scourge; scourge, plague.

μάστιγα (Greek): scourge; whip, lash

Definitions

  1. scourge; whip, lash

Ancestry of “μάστιγα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμάστιξwhip, scourge; scourge, plague
Every word from Ancient Greek μάστιξ
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