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Where does “στλεγγίδα” come from?

στλεγγίδα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στλεγγίς, from Proto-Indo-European strenk- — taut, stiff, tight.

στλεγγίδα (Greek): strigil

Definitions

  1. strigil

Ancestry of “στλεγγίδα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekστλεγγίςA scraper to remove oil and dirt from the skin,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrenk-taut, stiff, tight
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