Etymology

askos

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Today it means: An Ancient Greek pottery vessel used to pour small quantities of liquids such as oil. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀσκός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἀσκός“tube”
  2. English todayaskos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “tube”): a modern name for this kind of vessel. Doublet of ascus.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀσκός all →

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