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Where does “deipno-” come from?

deipno- (English) comes from Ancient Greek δειπνο-, from Ancient Greek δεῖπνον — meal; food, provender.

deipno- (English): Dinner, banquet

Definitions

  1. Dinner, banquet

Ancestry of “deipno-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδειπνο-deipno-, dinner-
2Ancient Greekδεῖπνονmeal; food, provender

Words derived from “deipno-”

  • deipnosophy
  • deipnophobia
  • deipnosophistry
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