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Where does “nerite” come from?

nerite (English) comes from Latin nerita, from Ancient Greek νηρῑ́της.

nerite (English): Any snail of the genus "Nerita", or more...

Definitions

  1. Any snail of the genus "Nerita", or more...

Ancestry of “nerite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinneritaAlternative form of nārīta
2Ancient Greekνηρῑ́της—
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