Etymology

rhipidion

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Today it means: In the Greek Church, the eucharistic fan or flabellum. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥῑπῐ́δῐον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromῥῑπῐ́δῐον“small fan”
  2. English todayrhipidion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῑπῐ́δῐον (rhīpĭ́dĭon, “small fan”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.