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Where does “ἀμία” come from?

ἀμία (Ancient Greek) comes from Egyptian mehi — kind of fish.

ἀμία (Ancient Greek): bonito

Definitions

  1. bonito

Ancestry of “ἀμία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianmehikind of fish

Words derived from “ἀμία”

  • amia
  • amia
  • Amiinae
  • Amiiformes
  • Amiidae
  • Amia
  • Amioidea
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