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Where does “βρόμος” come from?

βρόμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

βρόμος (Ancient Greek): oat; wild oat, slender oat

Definitions

  1. oat; wild oat, slender oat

Ancestry of “βρόμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “βρόμος”

  • brome
  • bromegrass
  • bromos
  • brome
  • Bromus
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