boustrophédon

boustrophedon (text written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also involving the corresponding alternation of letter directionality using mirrored letters, indicating the direction of the text at any given point)

PIE word *gʷṓws Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón, literally “turning like an ox”), in reference to the back-and-forth course traced by boustrophedon text resembling the path taken by an ox ploughing a field.

boustrophedonic (written as a boustrophedon, such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines)

PIE word *gʷṓws Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón, literally “turning like an ox”), in reference to the back-and-forth course traced by boustrophedon text resembling the path taken by an ox ploughing a field.