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Where does “Πλημμύριον” come from?

Πλημμύριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλήμῡρᾰ — flood-tide, flood.

Ancestry of “Πλημμύριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλήμῡρᾰflood-tide, flood
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