Etymology

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Ancient Greek χείρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχείρ“hand”
  2. English todaycherology

From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”). Coined by William Stokoe.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχείρ all →

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