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Where does “ἴυγξ” come from?

ἴυγξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἰύζω — shout, yell; to shout, yell.

ἴυγξ (Ancient Greek): Eurasian wryneck

Definitions

  1. Eurasian wryneck

Ancestry of “ἴυγξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰύζωshout, yell; to shout, yell

Words derived from “ἴυγξ”

  • jinx
  • jynx
  • unjinx
  • jynges
  • iynx
  • Jynginae
  • Jynx
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