Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Unexplained. The connection with Old Armenian քամեմ (kʻamem, to press (out)) is formally possible but it is incompatible with the probable basic meaning of the Greek word, wicker. The same holds with other supposed cognates like Lithuanian kāmanos (harness), Russian ком (kom, clump) and Middle High German hemmen (to restrain, hamper). Furnée suggests, instead, a derivation from a Pre-Greek source common to χάβος (khábos) and χαμόν (khamón).

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Noun

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κημός (kēmósm (genitive κημοῦ); second declension

  1. muzzle put on a led horse
    Synonyms: πνιγεύς (pnigeús), φιμός (phimós)
  2. nosebag for horses
    Synonym: χιλωτήρ (khilōtḗr)
  3. cloth used by bakers to cover the nose and the mouth
  4. weely, a wicker vessel
  5. funnel shaped top of the voting urn
  6. female ornament

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Descendants

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  • Latin: cāmus

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