schoenus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- A kind of aromatic reed
- A measure of distance among the Persians
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σχοῖνος (rush, reed, rope).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σχοῖνος
Gloss
rush, reed, rope
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
縄, 綱
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- choin French
- βαθύσχοινος Ancient Greek
- σχοίνινος Ancient Greek
- σχοινίον Ancient Greek
- σχοῖνος Ancient Greek
- ὀξύσχοινος Ancient Greek
- ὁλόσχοινος Ancient Greek