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Etymology of the English word spireme

the English word spireme
derived from the German word Spirem
derived from the Greek word speirema
derived from the Greek word speirasthai
derived from the Greek word speira, σπεῖρα (a coil (spira, 'spire'); a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors))

Date

The earliest known usage of spireme in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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