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Where does “ψάμμος” come from?

ψάμμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ψάφμος.

ψάμμος (Ancient Greek): sand; something worthless; metallic ore used by...

Definitions

  1. sand; something worthless; metallic ore used by...

Ancestry of “ψάμμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψάφμος—

Words derived from “ψάμμος”

  • psammoma
  • psammitic
  • psammomatous
  • psammite
  • psammophilic
  • psammophilous
  • psammophile
  • psammophyte
  • psammobiotic
  • psammosere
  • psammon
  • psammoxenic
  • psammophobic
  • psammaquent
  • psammology
  • psammo-
  • Psamathus
  • Psammophyt
  • Ψαμαθοῦς
  • ψάμαθος
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