Where does “abrocome” come from?

abrocome (English) comes from New Latin abrocoma, from Ancient Greek ἁβροκόμης, from Ancient Greek ἁβρός — graceful, delicate, pretty; splendid; graceful,...

abrocome (English): Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus...

Definitions

  1. Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus...

Ancestry of “abrocome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinabrocoma—
2Ancient Greekἁβροκόμηςwith delicate hair
3Ancient Greekἁβρόςgraceful, delicate, pretty; splendid; graceful,...
Every word from Ancient Greek ἁβρός →Every word from Ancient Greek ἁβροκόμης →Every word from New Latin abrocoma →