histon

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἱστών (histṓn)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhis.toːn/, [ˈhɪs̠t̪oːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ton/, [ˈist̪on]

Proper noun

1. A weaving room, the place where the loom stands

References

• “histon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• histon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.