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Where does “potamian” come from?

potamian (English) comes from Ancient Greek ποτᾰ́μιος, from Ancient Greek ποτᾰμός — river.

potamian (English): A river tortoise; one of a group of tortoises ...

Definitions

  1. A river tortoise; one of a group of tortoises ...

Ancestry of “potamian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποτᾰ́μιοςof or from a river
2Ancient Greekποτᾰμόςriver
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