Skytalism

The story

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσκυταλισμός“clubbing”
2. English todaySkytalism

From Ancient Greek σκυταλισμός (skutalismós, “clubbing”), from σκυτάλη (skutálē) or σκύταλον (skútalon, “club”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to skytale + -ism.

Words from the same roots