Etymology

anabasius

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Today it means: A kind of courier who travelled on horseback or in a chariot, conveying messages and commands. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀνάβασις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνάβασις“going out, mounting”
  2. English todayanabasius

From Ancient Greek ἀνάβασις (anábasis, “going out, mounting”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀνάβασις all →

anabasis

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