Etymology

spithame

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Today it means: The span of a human hand, as a unit of measure in Ancient Greece. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σπιθαμή
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσπιθαμή
  2. English todayspithame

From Ancient Greek σπιθαμή (spithamḗ).

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