Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Technical word in -ανος. According to Persson, it is from Proto-Indo-European *dʰudʰ-ih₂, the same root of Latvian duša (bundle of straw). However, the variation shown in θυσανόεις (thusanóeis)/θυσσανόεις (thussanóeis) rather points to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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θῠ́σᾰνος (thúsanosm (genitive θῠσᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. (mostly in the plural) tassel, fringe
    Synonym: κροσσός (krossós)
  2. tuft of the Golden Fleece

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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