Etymology

rantistirion

ran·tis·tir·i·on
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Today it means: A ritual sprinkler used in some Christian rites. Full definition →

Medieval Greek ῥαντιστήριον ← Proto-Indo-European *weri
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weri
  2. Medieval Greek · borrowed fromῥαντιστήριον
  3. English todayrantistirion

Borrowed from Medieval Greek ῥαντιστήριον (rhantistḗrion), from ῥαντίζω (rhantízō) (a late form of ῥαίνω (rhaínō, “to sprinkle, purify”), from Proto-Indo-European *weri) + -ῐον (-ĭon, “suffix forming diminutive nouns”).

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