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Where does “κνίδη” come from?

κνίδη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κνίζω, from Proto-Indo-European kneyd-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

κνίδη (Ancient Greek): stinging nettle; sea anemone in the genus...

Definitions

  1. stinging nettle; sea anemone in the genus...

Ancestry of “κνίδη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκνίζωto scratch, gash; to pound, chop up or grate; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankneyd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “κνίδη”

  • cnidarian
  • cnidario
  • Cnidaria
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