Where does “ὀξυμυρσίνη” come from?

ὀξυμυρσίνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς, from Ancient Greek ἡ ὀξεῖᾰ προσῳδῐ́ᾱ — the acute accent.

ὀξυμυρσίνη (Ancient Greek): butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

Definitions

  1. butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

Ancestry of “ὀξυμυρσίνη”, step by step

ὀξυμυρσίνη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ςsharp, acid
2Ancient Greekἡ ὀξεῖᾰ προσῳδῐ́ᾱthe acute accent

via Ancient Greek μυρσίνη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμυρσίνηmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
2Ancient Greekμῠ́ρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
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