Etymology

cteno-

Today it means: comb Full definition →

Ancient Greek κτείς, κτενός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκτείς, κτενός“comb”
  2. English todaycteno-

From Ancient Greek κτείς, κτενός (kteís, ktenós, “comb”).

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