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Where does “Ascalaphus” come from?

Ascalaphus (English) comes from Latin Ascalaphus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλαφος.

Ancestry of “Ascalaphus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAscalaphus—
2Ancient GreekἈσκάλαφος—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλαφος →