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Where does “ἀντίρρινον” come from?

ἀντίρρινον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ον, from Ancient Greek -ος, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ἀντίρρινον (Ancient Greek): calf's snout

Definitions

  1. calf's snout

Ancestry of “ἀντίρρινον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ονsuffix for neuter; -um
2Ancient Greek-οςAdded to verbal roots to form an o-grade action...
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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