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Where does “νεβρῖτις” come from?

νεβρῖτις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νεβρίς, from Ancient Greek νεβρός, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Ancestry of “νεβρῖτις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνεβρίςfawn
2Ancient Greekνεβρόςfawn, young deer; type of cowardice
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “νεβρῖτις”

  • nebritis
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