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Where does “λήδον” come from?

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

λήδον (Ancient Greek): gum rockrose , a shrub from which labdanum exudes

Definitions

  1. gum rockrose , a shrub from which labdanum exudes

Ancestry of “λήδον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλήδανονlabdanum, a resin obtained from rockroses
2Ancient Greekλήδονrockrose

Words derived from “λήδον”

  • lada
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