gypsobelum

English

noun

Definitions

A love dart

Etymology

Compound from Ancient Greek γύψος (chalk, lime) + Ancient Greek βέλος (dart, an arrow, arrow, missile).

Origin

Ancient Greek

βέλος

Gloss

dart, an arrow, arrow, missile

Concept

Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

矢

Emoji

🏹 💘 📩 📲 🧝

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

belomancy English
gypsum Latin
Gips German
βέλος Ancient Greek
βελοσφενδόνη Ancient Greek
γύψινος Ancient Greek
γύψος Ancient Greek
*gʷélHos Proto-Indo-European
جبس Arabic
βέλος Greek (modern)
γύψος Greek (modern)

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