Etymology

pylon

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Today it means: A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πυλών
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromπυλών“gateway”
  2. English todaypylon

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυλών (pulṓn, “gateway”).

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