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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromξίφος
- English todayxiphos
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos). Doublet of seif.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekξίφος all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
xiphos
Today it means: A double-edged, single-handed sword, typically used by Ancient Greek hoplites as a secondary weapon after the dory (thrusting spear) or javelin. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ξίφος