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Where does “bakchoi” come from?

bakchoi (English) comes from Ancient Greek βάκχοι, from Ancient Greek Βάκχος — Bacchus.

bakchoi (English): In the Eleusinian Mysteries, the branches that...

Definitions

  1. In the Eleusinian Mysteries, the branches that...

Ancestry of “bakchoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάκχοι—
2Ancient GreekΒάκχοςBacchus
Every word from Ancient Greek Βάκχος →