English
kleroterion
Kleroterion comes from Ancient Greek κληρωτήριον, and goes back to κληρόω ‘to appoint by lot’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκληρόω‘to appoint by lot’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκληρωτήριονklērōtḗrion
- Englishtodaykleroterion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκληρόω‘to appoint by lot’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκληρωτήριονklērōtḗrion
- Englishtodaykleroterion
Every English word from Ancient Greek κληρόω
Today it means
noun A device used in sortition, consisting of a stone slab incised with rows of slots and with an attached tube, and operating on tokens representing citizens.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κληρόω / kleroterion