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Where does “daphne” come from?

daphne (English) comes from Translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek Δάφνη, from Ancient Greek δάφνη, from Ancient Greek η, from Phoenician 𐤇, from Egyptian ?.

daphne (English): Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus...

Ancestry of “daphne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDaphne—
2Ancient GreekΔάφνη—
3Ancient Greekδάφνηlaurel, bay
4Ancient Greekη—
5Phoenician𐤇het; heth
6Egyptian?—
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