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Where does “τρελός” come from?

τρελός (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρηρός, from Ancient Greek τρήρων — shy.

Ancestry of “τρελός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρηρός—
2Ancient Greekτρήρωνshy

Words derived from “τρελός”

  • τρελός
  • τρελοκομείο
  • τρελαίνω
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