Etymology

psellism

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Today it means: stammering; stuttering Full definition →

Ancient Greek ψελλισμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromψελλισμός
  2. English todaypsellism

From Ancient Greek ψελλισμός (psellismós), from ψελλός (psellós, “faltering”).

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