noun
Meaning 1
A type of long thrusting lance, used in ancient Greece.
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xyston
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξυστόν (xustón, “spear, javelin”), of unknown origin. Potentially from Proto-Indo-European *ǵhasto- or *ǵhasdho- (“branch ~ spear, sharp spine”) (whence also gad, goad, and yard), but this is likely a substrate word in view of the various irregularities.