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Where does “πριόνι” come from?

πριόνι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρίων, from Ancient Greek πρίω — to saw; to grind or gnash; to seize as with the...

πριόνι (Greek): saw

Definitions

  1. saw

Ancestry of “πριόνι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρίωνsaw; trephine, trepan; ridge of hills
2Ancient Greekπρίωto saw; to grind or gnash; to seize as with the...

Words derived from “πριόνι”

  • λεπτό πριόνι
  • αλυσοπρίονο
  • πριονίδι
  • δισκοπρίονο
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