Etymology

sphen-

Ancient Greek σφήν
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσφήν“wedge”
  2. English todaysphen-

From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσφήν all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.