The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromαὖλαξ“furrow”
- Latin · derived fromaulax“furrow”
- English todayaulacophore
From Latin aulax (“furrow”) or its etymon Ancient Greek αὖλαξ (aûlax, “furrow”) + -phore (“bearer, carrier”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekαὖλαξ all →
anaulacorhizeaulacopod
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.