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Where does “στρόβῑλος” come from?

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

στρόβῑλος (Ancient Greek): round ball; pine cone

Definitions

  1. round ball; pine cone

Ancestry of “στρόβῑλος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “στρόβῑλος”

  • στροβίλινος
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