myEtymology.com: English etymology of ostracism

Etymology of the English word ostracism

the English word ostracism

derived from the French word ostracisme

derived from the Greek word ostrakismos, ὀστρακισμός

derived from the Greek word ostrakizein, ὀστρακίζω

derived from the Greek word ostrakon, ὄστρακον

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ost-

Word found in Modern English