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Where does “scaphander” come from?

scaphander (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.

scaphander (English): A kind of diving suit

Definitions

  1. A kind of diving suit

Ancestry of “scaphander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
2Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—
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