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Where does “Ashmolean” come from?

Ashmolean derives from English Ashmole, from Italian -ana, Spanish -ana, Latin -anus, Latin -anus, Latin -um, and Latin -us, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.

Ashmolean (English): Of or pertaining to Elias Ashmole , celebrated...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Elias Ashmole , celebrated...

Ancestry of “Ashmolean”, step by step

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1EnglishAshmole—
Every word from English Ashmole →