Etymology

chiasma

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New Latin chiasma ← Ancient Greek χῑ́ασμα (khī́asma)
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  1. Ancient Greekχῖ (khî)
  2. Ancient Greekχῑᾰ́ζω (khīắzō)
  3. Ancient Greekχῑ́ασμα (khī́asma)
  4. New Latinchiasma
  5. English todaychiasma

From New Latin chiasma, from Ancient Greek χῑ́ασμα (khī́asma), from χῑάζω (khīázō, “to mark with an X”).

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