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Toxotes
Toxotes comes from Ancient Greek τοξότης ‘bowman, archer’, and goes back to τόξον ‘bow’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόξον‘bow’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτοξότηςtoxótēs‘bowman, archer’
- EnglishtodayToxotes
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόξον‘bow’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτοξότηςtoxótēs‘bowman, archer’
- EnglishtodayToxotes
Linked words
through Ancient Greek τόξον ‘bow’
Today it means
name Sagittarius, the archer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek τόξον / Toxotes