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Where does “ὀξύγονον” come from?

ὀξύγονον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γόνος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ὀξύγονον (Ancient Greek): round pricklyhead poppy

Definitions

  1. round pricklyhead poppy

Ancestry of “ὀξύγονον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekγόνοςThat which is begotten: child, grandchild,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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