Etymology

-clasis

Today it means: Fragmentation, breaking Full definition →

Ancient Greek κλᾰστός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλᾰστός“broken”
  2. English today-clasis

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κλᾰστός (klăstós, “broken”). Doublet of -clase.

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