Etymology

cyathus

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Today it means: An ancient Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1+²⁄₃ Roman ounce of wine and equivalent to about 45 mL although differing slightly over time. Full definition →

Latin cyathus ← Ancient Greek κύαθος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκύαθος“ladle”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcyathus
  3. English todaycyathus

From Latin cyathus, from Ancient Greek κύαθος (kúathos, “ladle”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of kyathos.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκύαθος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.