Etymology

alectoria

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Today it means: A magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks. Full definition →

Latin alectoria ← Ancient Greek ἀλέκτωρ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀλέκτωρ“cock”
  2. Latin · derived fromalectoria
  3. English todayalectoria

From Latin alectoria, formed from Ancient Greek ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr, “cock”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀλέκτωρ all →

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