Etymology

cothon

C3O1T1H4O1N1

Today it means: An artificial, protected harbor in a Phoenician city, especially and originally the one in Carthage. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κώθων
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκώθων
  2. English todaycothon

From Ancient Greek κώθων (kṓthōn), rendering a Phoenician term meaning something like "excavated". (Cothon was the name of the island in Carthage's artificial harbor, namesake of the type.)

Words from the same roots

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