Etymology

scapho-

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Ancient Greek σκᾰ́φη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκᾰ́φη“boat”
  2. English todayscapho-

From Ancient Greek σκᾰ́φη (skắphē, “boat”).

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