Etymology

kothon

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Today it means: an Ancient Greek cosmetic container with folded-over rim. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κώθων
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromκώθων
  2. English todaykothon

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κώθων (kṓthōn).

Words from the same roots

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