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Where does “sarissa” come from?

sarissa (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σάρισσα, from Ancient Greek σάρῑσα.

sarissa (Latin): A long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx...

Definitions

  1. A long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx...

Ancestry of “sarissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσάρισσα—
2Ancient Greekσάρῑσα—
Every word from Ancient Greek σάρῑσα →