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Where does “Arum” come from?

Arum (English) comes from Latin arum, from Ancient Greek ἄρον, from Egyptian r, from Egyptian rꜣ — goose; an item of baked goods shaped like a...

Arum (English): A flower or plant in the genus "Arum"

Definitions

  1. A flower or plant in the genus "Arum"

Ancestry of “Arum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarumgenitive feminine plural of aros; {{taxlink|Arum...
2Ancient Greekἄρονcuckoopint
3Egyptianropening, division; mouth; speaker, mouthpiece
4Egyptianrꜣgoose; an item of baked goods shaped like a...
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