Procrustes.
A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.
Meaning & usage
A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- Proto-Indo-European *krows- Ancient Greek κρούω Ancient Greek προκρούω (prokroúō) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō)influ. Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -στης (-stēs) Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroústēs)bor. English Procrustes Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroústēs).
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