ἱστοπέδη
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- piece of wood set in the keel to which the mast was bound, or, a hole in the keel for stepping the mast
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek ἱστός (web, mast, tissue, loom, beam) + Ancient Greek πέδη (shackle, fetter).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πέδη
Gloss
shackle, fetter
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- histo- English
- histogram English
- histologia Latin
- histique French
- histo- Spanish, Castilian
- πέδη Ancient Greek
- ἱστοδόκη Ancient Greek
- ἱστόποδες Ancient Greek
- ἱστός Ancient Greek
- *pṓds Proto-Indo-European
- *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- histo- Norwegian Bokmål
- histo- Norwegian Nynorsk
- histi- Irish
- ιστός Greek (modern)