κύτος

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • a hollow
  • any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase, etc.
  • (used of any hollow container) the occiput, the chest, a plant’s root, the uterus, an ox’s abomasum, the body in general, the trunk thereof, metaphorically the polis, etc.

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (cover).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kewH-

Gloss

cover

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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