Etymology

cothurn

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Today it means: A buskin anciently worn by tragic actors on the stage. Full definition →

Latin cothurnus ← Ancient Greek κόθορνος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόθορνος
  2. Latin · derived fromcothurnus
  3. English todaycothurn

From Latin cothurnus, from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos). Compare cothurnus.

Words from the same roots

Latincothurnus all →

cothurnus

Ancient Greekκόθορνος all →

cothurnus

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