cothurnusEtymologyLearned borrowing from Latin cothurnus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos).cothurnus means A buskin used in ancient tragedy. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA buskin used in ancient tragedy.The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy.“Madame Grandoni had insisted on the fact that she was an actress, and this little speech seemed a glimpse of the cothurnus.”