Etymology

toreutic

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Ancient Greek τορευτικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτορευτικός“belonging to work in relief”
  2. English todaytoreutic

From Ancient Greek τορευτικός (toreutikós, “belonging to work in relief”), from τορεύω (toreúō), from τορός (torós, “piercing”).

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