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Where does “ῥαμφηστής” come from?

ῥαμφηστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥάμφος — crooked beak of birds of prey, bill.

Ancestry of “ῥαμφηστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥάμφοςcrooked beak of birds of prey, bill

Words derived from “ῥαμφηστής”

  • Ramphastos
  • Ramphastidae
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥάμφος →