ταινία

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • band, fillet, headband worn in sign of victory
  • breastband worn by young girls
  • ribbon, tape, band
  • strip in fur
  • pennon of a ship
  • strip or tongue of land
  • (in joiner's work) fillet, fascia
  • tapeworm, taenia
  • kind of long, thin fish

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex), *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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