μάνδαλος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Technical word in -αλο- without etymology. The formation can hardly be Indo-European. Unrelated is ἀμάνδαλον (amándalon, invisible), in view of the divergent meanings.

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Noun

μᾰ́νδᾰλος (mándalosm (genitive μᾰνδᾰ́λου); second declension

  1. bolt of a door
    Synonym: βᾰ́λᾰνος (bálanos)

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