strophium
Latin
noun
Definitions
- A band worn around the breasts (serving as a form of bra)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στρόφιον (headband, band), στρέφω (turn, I twist, twist, I turn).
Origin
Ancient Greek
στρέφω
Gloss
turn, I twist, twist, I turn
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
🙃
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- strophium English
- καταστρέφω Ancient Greek
- στρέφω Ancient Greek
- στρέψις Ancient Greek
- στρεπτός Ancient Greek
- στροφή Ancient Greek
- στρόφιον Ancient Greek
- στρόφος Ancient Greek
- ταγηνοστρόφιον Ancient Greek
- ἐπιστρέφω Ancient Greek
- ὑποστρέφω Ancient Greek
- *strebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- στρέφω Greek (modern)