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Where does “cimmerian” come from?

cimmerian (English) comes from Latin cimmerius, from Ancient Greek Κιμμέριος, from Proto-Iranian gamīra-.

cimmerian (English): perpetually dark or gloomy; mentally dark;...

Definitions

  1. perpetually dark or gloomy; mentally dark;...

Ancestry of “cimmerian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincimmerius—
2Ancient GreekΚιμμέριοςa Cimmerian
3Proto-Iraniangamīra-—

Words derived from “cimmerian”

  • cimmerianism
  • cimmerianize
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