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Where does “cothurnus” come from?

cothurnus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κόθορνος — buskin, high boot, which covered the whole foot...

cothurnus (Latin): cothurnus; tragedy

Definitions

  1. cothurnus; tragedy

Ancestry of “cothurnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόθορνοςbuskin, high boot, which covered the whole foot...

Words derived from “cothurnus”

  • cothurnus
  • cothurn
  • cothurnate
  • coturnato
  • coturno
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