syrtos

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσυρτός“dragging along”
2. Koine Greek · derived fromσυρτός
3. Greek · derived fromσυρτός
4. English todaysyrtos

From Greek συρτός (syrtós), Koine Greek συρτός (surtós), noun use of Ancient Greek συρτός (surtós, “dragging along”), from σύρειν (súrein, “to drag along, sweep away”).