Etymology

kamptulicon

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Today it means: A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κάμπτω
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκάμπτω“bend”
  2. English todaykamptulicon

From Ancient Greek κάμπτω (kámptō, “bend”) + οὖλος (oûlos, “thick, woolly”).

Words from the same roots

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