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Where does “βᾰ́λᾰνος” come from?

βᾰ́λᾰνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

βᾰ́λᾰνος (Ancient Greek): acorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...

Definitions

  1. acorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...

Ancestry of “βᾰ́λᾰνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicgʷə́lanos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

Words derived from “βᾰ́λᾰνος”

  • balanitis
  • balanoposthitis
  • balanoid
  • balaniferous
  • balanephagous
  • balanophagous
  • myrobalanum
  • balanus
  • bálano
  • balano
  • mirobolant
  • mirobolamment
  • βελανίδι
  • βελανιδιά
  • βαλανίδι
  • βάλανος
  • balanoides
  • Balanus
  • Balanomorpha
  • μυροβάλανος
  • βαλανηφάγος
  • mirobolant
  • vãlani
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