διασταυρώνω

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek διασταυρῶ (diastaurô), διασταυρόω (diastauróō, “to fortify with a fence”) + -ώνω (-óno); by surface analysis, δια- (dia-) +‎ σταυρώνω (stavróno). The modern senses are derived via semantic loan from French croiser.

Verb

διασταυρώνω • (diastavróno)

1. to cross, place crosswise
2. to check, verify, compare
3. (biology) to cross, hybridize, join one species to another

Declension

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