Etymology

achlamydate

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Today it means: Not possessing a mantle. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀ-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀ-“not”
  2. English todayachlamydate

From a- (“not”) + Ancient Greek χλᾰμῠ́ς (khlămŭ́s, Latinized form: khlamýd) + -ate, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak, mantle”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀ- all →

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