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Where does “hymeneals” come from?

hymeneals (English) comes from English hymeneal, from Latin Hymenaeus, from Ancient Greek ὑμέναιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

hymeneals (English): plural of hymeneal; API pl; Nuptials

Definitions

  1. plural of hymeneal; API pl; Nuptials

Ancestry of “hymeneals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhymenealPertaining to marriage; Pertaining to sexual...
2LatinHymenaeus—
3Ancient Greekὑμέναιος—
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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