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Where does “lemnu” come from?

lemnu (Aromanian) comes from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

lemnu (Aromanian): wood

Definitions

  1. wood

Ancestry of “lemnu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīgnum—
2EnglishpolygonumAny of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,...
3Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
4Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “lemnu”

  • limnos
  • limnar
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