Etymology

Procrustes

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Today it means: A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroústēs) ← Proto-Indo-European *krews-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρο-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*krews-
  7. Ancient Greekκρούω
  8. Ancient Greekπροκρούω (prokroúō)
  9. Ancient GreekΠροκρούστης (Prokroústēs)
  10. English todayProcrustes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroústēs).

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