νίπτρον

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

water for washing

Etymology

Suffix from Ancient Greek νίζω (wash the hands, wash, I wash).

Origin

Ancient Greek

νίζω

Gloss

wash the hands, wash, I wash

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

νίζω Ancient Greek
νιπτήρ Ancient Greek
χέρνιψ Ancient Greek
χείρ Ancient Greek
χειρόνιπτρον Ancient Greek
*niďďō Proto-Hellenic