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Where does “τέφρα” come from?

τέφρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

τέφρα (Ancient Greek): ashes, as of the funeral pyre

Definitions

  1. ashes, as of the funeral pyre

Ancestry of “τέφρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “τέφρα”

  • tephra
  • tephramancy
  • microtephra
  • tephritis
  • tefra
  • τεφροδόχος
  • τεφροδόχη
  • τέφρα
  • τεφρῖτις
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