Etymology

lakaina

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Today it means: An Ancient Greek pottery drinking vessel: a high two-part cup with a rim and two handles. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λᾴκαινα
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromλᾴκαινα
  2. English todaylakaina

From Ancient Greek λᾴκαινα (lāíkaina), believed to stem from the shape's origin in Laconia.

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