ostracyzm.
ostracism (Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years)
Meaning & usage
ostracism (Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years)
ostracism (banishment, exclusion from community)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek ὀστρακίζω (ostrakízō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós)lbor. Polish ostracyzm Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós).
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