Where does “δασύμαλλος” come from?

δασύμαλλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δᾰσῠ́ς, from Ancient Greek ἡ δᾰσεῖᾰ προσῳδῐ́ᾱ — the aspiratory diacritic.

δασύμαλλος (Ancient Greek): woolly, having a thick fleece

Definitions

  1. woolly, having a thick fleece

Ancestry of “δασύμαλλος”, step by step

δασύμαλλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δᾰσῠ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδᾰσῠ́ςhairy, shaggy; shaggy
2Ancient Greekἡ δᾰσεῖᾰ προσῳδῐ́ᾱthe aspiratory diacritic

via Ancient Greek μαλλός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαλλόςflock of wool; tress, braid of hair
Every word from Ancient Greek ἡ δᾰσεῖᾰ προσῳδῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek δᾰσῠ́ς →