Etymology

scyphus

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Today it means: A kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people. Full definition →

Latin scyphus ← Ancient Greek σκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos)
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  1. Ancient Greekσκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos)
  2. Latinscyphus
  3. English todayscyphus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin scyphus (“cup”, from Ancient Greek σκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos)). Doublet of skyphos.

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