Etymology

larnax

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Today it means: A small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn often used as a container for human remains in Ancient Greece. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λάρναξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromλάρναξ
  2. English todaylarnax

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάρναξ (lárnax).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλάρναξ all →

Larnaca

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