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Where does “βάσανος” come from?

βάσανος (Ancient Greek) comes from Egyptian bḫn, from Egyptian bḥnj.

βάσανος (Ancient Greek): gold touchstone; test, trial; inquiry by torture

Definitions

  1. gold touchstone; test, trial; inquiry by torture

Ancestry of “βάσανος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianbḫna hard stone
2Egyptianbḥnj—

Words derived from “βάσανος”

  • basalt
  • basaltic
  • basanite
  • trachybasalt
  • metabasalt
  • basaltoid
  • trachybasaltic
  • picrobasalt
  • basanitic
  • basaltiform
  • nonbasaltic
  • basaltware
  • basalte
  • nonbasalt
  • basaltes
  • basanites
  • базальт
  • basalte
  • basalt
  • basalten
  • basalt
  • βάσανος
  • basalt
  • βασανίτης
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