Etymology

-nast

Today it means: Pressed, closed. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ναστός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromναστός“pressed”
  2. English today-nast

From Ancient Greek ναστός (nastós, “pressed”), from the verb νάσσω (nássō).

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