Where does “λῆδον” come from?

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

λῆδον (Ancient Greek): gum rockrose (Cistus ladanifer), a shrub from which labdanum exudes

Definitions

  1. gum rockrose (Cistus ladanifer), a shrub from which labdanum exudes

Ancestry of “λῆδον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “λῆδον

Every word from Ancient Greek λήδονEvery word from Ancient Greek λήδανον
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