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gerdius

Pronunciation: [ˈɡɛr.di.ʊs]

“gerdius” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. a weaver

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γέρδιος (gérdios), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵers- (“to twist; to plait”). See also Old Armenian ծառ (caṙ, “tree”), Ancient Greek γέρρον (gérrhon, “wattle-fence”) and Old Norse kjarr (“copsewood, brush-wood, thicket”).

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