bustrófedon
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón, “boustrophedon”, literally “a turning like an ox”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + στροφή (strophḗ, “turn”), because the direction of writing is like that of an ox when turning while plowing.
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Noun[edit]
bustrófedon m (uncountable)
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Further reading[edit]
- “bustrófedon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014