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Where does “anacharis” come from?

anacharis (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná.

anacharis (English): A freshwater weed of the frog's-bit family ,...

Definitions

  1. A freshwater weed of the frog's-bit family ,...

Ancestry of “anacharis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
2Proto-Hellenic*aná—
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