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8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes
originVia Latin cādūceus, cādūceum, adaptation of Doric Ancient Greek καρύκειον (karúkeion, “herald’s wand or staff”). This and Attic Greek κηρύκειον (kērúkeion) are derived from κῆρυξ (kêrux, “herald, public messenger”). Related to κηρύσσω (kērússō, “to announce”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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