ξύστρα

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

scraper, used after bathing
strigil

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek ξύω (scrape, shave, scratch, plane, smooth).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ξύω

Gloss

scrape, shave, scratch, plane, smooth

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

xystra Latin
ξυστός Ancient Greek
ξύω Ancient Greek
*ksunyo-, *ksnew- Proto-Indo-European
ξύστρα Greek (modern)
سستره Ottoman Turkish
ξύνω gkm