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Where does “Ῥαμνοῦς” come from?

Ῥαμνοῦς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥάμνος — a thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn.

Ancestry of “Ῥαμνοῦς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥάμνοςa thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn

Words derived from “Ῥαμνοῦς”

  • Rhamnus
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