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Where does “ὀροβάγχη” come from?

ὀροβάγχη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

ὀροβάγχη (Ancient Greek): dodder, {{vern|chokefitch}}

Definitions

  1. dodder, {{vern|chokefitch}}

Ancestry of “ὀροβάγχη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ή—
2Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “ὀροβάγχη”

  • orobanchaceous
  • orobanche
  • Orobanchaceae
  • Orobanche
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →