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Where does “Daphnean” come from?

Daphnean (English) comes from English daphne, from Translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek Δάφνη, from Ancient Greek δάφνη, from Ancient Greek η, from Phoenician 𐤇, from Egyptian ?.

Daphnean (English): Of or pertaining to Daphne

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Daphne

Ancestry of “Daphnean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdaphneAny one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus...
2TranslingualDaphne—
3Ancient GreekΔάφνη—
4Ancient Greekδάφνηlaurel, bay
5Ancient Greekη—
6Phoenician𐤇het; heth
7Egyptian?—
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