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Where does “κίρσιον” come from?

κίρσιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κιρσός, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

κίρσιον (Ancient Greek): kind of thistle

Definitions

  1. kind of thistle

Ancestry of “κίρσιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκιρσόςvaricocele, enlargement of a vein
2Ancient Greekκρίκοςring
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “κίρσιον”

  • cirsion
  • Cirsium
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