Etymology

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Today it means: An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from thirty-two to sixty stadia. Full definition →

Latin schoenus ← Ancient Greek σχοῖνος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσχοῖνος“a rush, a reed, a land measure”
  2. Latin · derived fromschoenus
  3. English todayschene

From Latin schoenus, from Ancient Greek σχοῖνος (skhoînos, “a rush, a reed, a land measure”).

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