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Where does “εὐρύπρωκτος” come from?

εὐρύπρωκτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εὐρύς, from Proto-Hellenic *eurús.

εὐρύπρωκτος (Ancient Greek): which has a large anus

Definitions

  1. which has a large anus

Ancestry of “εὐρύπρωκτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεὐρύςwide, broad, spacious, especially of heaven,...
2Proto-Hellenic*eurús—
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