English
lagobolon
Lagobolon comes from Ancient Greek λᾰγωβόλον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλᾰγωβόλονlăgōbólon
- Englishtodaylagobolon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλᾰγωβόλονlăgōbólon
- Englishtodaylagobolon
A compound of λαγώς ‘hare’ + βάλλω ‘to throw’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷl̥-ne-h₁-
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘to throw’
Every English word from Ancient Greek λᾰγωβόλον
Today it means
noun A hunter's stick for striking hares.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λᾰγωβόλον / lagobolon