Etymology

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Ancient Greek εὔζωνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεὔζωνος“girt for battle”
  2. English todayevzone

From Greek εύζωνος (évzonos), from Ancient Greek εὔζωνος (eúzōnos, “girt for battle”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle”).

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