The story
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἐκβολή“a digression”
- English todayecbole
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκβολή (ekbolḗ, “a digression”), from ἐκβάλλω (ekbállō, “to throw out”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ecbole
Today it means: A digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἐκβολή