Etymology

sarissa

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Today it means: A long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σάρισσα
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromσάρισσα
  2. English todaysarissa

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σάρισσα (sárissa).

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