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Where does “σκάρος” come from?

σκάρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

σκάρος (Ancient Greek): parrotfish

Definitions

  1. parrotfish

Ancestry of “σκάρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “σκάρος”

  • scarus
  • scaritis
  • scarus
  • scaro
  • scare
  • σκαρῖτις
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