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Where does “λήδανον” come from?

λήδανον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λήδον — rockrose.

λήδανον (Ancient Greek): labdanum, a resin obtained from rockroses

Definitions

  1. labdanum, a resin obtained from rockroses

Ancestry of “λήδανον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλήδονrockrose

Words derived from “λήδανον”

  • labdanum
  • labdane
  • lada
  • ladanum
  • Ledum
  • λῆδον
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