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Where does “hemione” come from?

hemione (English) comes from New Latin hēmionus, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ́ονος — half ass, mule.

hemione (English): "Equus hemionus", the onager or kiang, a kind of...

Definitions

  1. "Equus hemionus", the onager or kiang, a kind of...

Ancestry of “hemione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinhēmionus—
2Ancient Greekἡμῐ́ονοςhalf ass, mule
Every word from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ́ονος →