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Where does “ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος” come from?

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

ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Ancient Greek): an Egyptian fish; the name of an Egyptian fish; a...

Definitions

  1. an Egyptian fish; the name of an Egyptian fish; a...

Ancestry of “ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος”

  • oxyrhynchus
  • oxyrhynchus
  • oxyrhynchus
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