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Where does “ἰχνεύμων” come from?

ἰχνεύμων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...

ἰχνεύμων (Ancient Greek): an Egyptian animal of the weasel-kind, which...

Definitions

  1. an Egyptian animal of the weasel-kind, which...

Ancestry of “ἰχνεύμων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰχνεύωto trace
2Ancient Greek-εύωAdded to the stems of agent or other nouns in...
3Ancient Greek-εύςAdded to noun or adjective stems to form a...

Words derived from “ἰχνεύμων”

  • ichneumon
  • ichneumon
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