Etymograph

English

chiasmatic

From chiasma + -tic.

A compound of chiasma + -tic

Ancient Greek χεῖ ‘chi, the name for the twenty-second letter Χ,…’

Ancient Greek χῑᾰ́ζω ‘to mark with an X’

Ancient Greek χῑ́ασμα

New Latin chiasma

English chiasma

Today it means

adj Of or relating to the optic chiasma.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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