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- Ancient Greek · derived fromσαρισσοφόρος“sarissa-bearer”
- English todaysarissophoros
From Ancient Greek σαρισσοφόρος (sarissophóros, “sarissa-bearer”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sarissophoros
Today it means: A light cavalry unit in Ancient Greece that held a long spear for charging and was equipped with several javelins for harassing the enemy. Full definition →
Ancient Greek σαρισσοφόρος