Where does “ξόανο” come from?

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

ξόανο (Greek): wooden statue, effigy of a god; stupid or...

Definitions

  1. wooden statue, effigy of a god; stupid or...

Ancestry of “ξόανο”, 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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