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Where does “θύσανος” come from?

θύσανος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰudʰ-ih₂.

θύσανος (Ancient Greek): tassel, fringe; tuft of the Golden Fleece

Definitions

  1. tassel, fringe; tuft of the Golden Fleece

Ancestry of “θύσανος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰudʰ-ih₂—

Words derived from “θύσανος”

  • thysanopteran
  • thysanopterous
  • Thysanoptera
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