σκόλοψ

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • A pale, a stake; a palisade
  • (medicine) An instrument for operating on the urethra
  • The point of a fishing hook

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel(H)p-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kel(H)p-

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