Etymology

discobolus

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Today it means: A discus thrower. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δισκοβόλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδισκοβόλος“discus thrower”
  2. English todaydiscobolus

From Ancient Greek δισκοβόλος (diskobólos, “discus thrower”), from δίσκος (dískos, “discus”) + βάλλω (bállō, “throw”).

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