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Where does “ὑμενίων” come from?

ὑμενίων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑμήν, from Proto-Indo-European syuh₁- — to sew; sew; to bind, to tie.

Ancestry of “ὑμενίων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑμήνthin skin, membrane
2Proto-Indo-Europeansyuh₁-to sew; sew; to bind, to tie

Words derived from “ὑμενίων”

  • hymenium
  • subhymenium
  • aequihymeniiferous
  • euhymenium
  • imenio
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