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Where does “καπνός” come from?

καπνός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European kwep- — to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor.

καπνός (Ancient Greek): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “καπνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankwep-to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor

Words derived from “καπνός”

  • capnography
  • capnograph
  • capnometry
  • capnogram
  • capnometer
  • acapnia
  • capnographic
  • capnomancy
  • acapnic
  • acapnial
  • capno-
  • capnophile
  • acapnos
  • capnos
  • capnomancia
  • άκαπνος
  • καπνός
  • καπνοδόχος
  • καπνοδοχοκαθαριστής
  • ἄκαπνος
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