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Where does “boreonemoral” come from?

boreonemoral (English) comes from English nemoral, from Latin nemorālis, from Latin nemus, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

boreonemoral (English): Containing both deciduous and evergreen trees

Definitions

  1. Containing both deciduous and evergreen trees

Ancestry of “boreonemoral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnemoralPertaining to groves or woodland
2Latinnemorālis—
3LatinnemusA grove or a glade; a pasture; wood
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
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