b 3 o 1 u 1 s 1 t 1 r 1 o 1 p 3 h 4 e 1 d 2 o 1 n 1
13 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'
originPIE word *gʷṓws Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Hellenic *gʷous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ) Ancient Greek -ηδόν (-ēdón) Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón)lbor. English boustrophedon Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón, adverb, literally…
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