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Where does “κόνις” come from?

κόνις (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

κόνις (Ancient Greek): dust; the multitude; ashes

Definitions

  1. dust; the multitude; ashes

Ancestry of “κόνις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “κόνις”

  • conidium
  • conite
  • macroconidium
  • arthroconidium
  • microconidium
  • blastoconidium
  • koniology
  • xanthoconite
  • pneumoconiosi
  • σκονόγαλα
  • σκόνη
  • κονία
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