Etymology

tragomaschalia

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Today it means: A condition characterized by the smell of goats in the armpits, excessively stinky armpits. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τράγος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμασχάλη“armpit”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromτράγος“he-goat”
  3. English todaytragomaschalia

From trag(us) (“goat”) + -o- + maschal- (“armpit”) + -ia, from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat”) and Ancient Greek μασχάλη (maskhálē, “armpit”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτράγος all →

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Ancient Greekμασχάλη all →

maschal-maschaladenitismaschalagniamaschalephidrosismaschaloncusmaschalyperidrosis

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