διασταυρώνω

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Greek

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Etymology

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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.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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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References

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  1. ^ διασταυρώνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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