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- Ancient Greek · derived fromπερίακτος“revolving”
- English todayperiaktos
From Ancient Greek περίακτος (períaktos, “revolving”), from περιάγω (periágō), from περι- (peri-) + ἄγω (ágō).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
periaktos
Today it means: A revolving structure used to change scenes rapidly in a theatre: a tall prism-shaped frame or screen at the side entrances, each carrying a number of scenes changed by turning the frames. Full definition →
Ancient Greek περίακτος