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Where does “marsupium” come from?

marsupium (English) comes from Latin marsūpium, from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον.

marsupium (English): The external pouch in which female marsupials...

Definitions

  1. The external pouch in which female marsupials...

Ancestry of “marsupium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarsūpium—
2Ancient Greekμαρσύπιον—
Every word from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον →