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Where does “νυκτερίς” come from?

νυκτερίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐς — a woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

νυκτερίς (Ancient Greek): bat

Definitions

  1. bat

Ancestry of “νυκτερίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

Words derived from “νυκτερίς”

  • νυχτερίδα
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