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Where does “στροβίλη” come from?

στροβίλη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στρόβος, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

στροβίλη (Ancient Greek): Plug of lint twisted into an oval shape like a...

Definitions

  1. Plug of lint twisted into an oval shape like a...

Ancestry of “στροβίλη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρόβοςwhirl
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “στροβίλη”

  • strobila
  • strobilaceous
  • strobila
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