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Where does “siphonic” come from?

siphonic (English) comes from English siphon, from Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sīphō, from Ancient Greek σίφων — tube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

siphonic (English): Of or pertaining to a siphon

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a siphon

Ancestry of “siphonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiphonA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the...
2Middle Frenchsiphon—
3Old Frenchsifon—
4Latinsīphō—
5Ancient Greekσίφωνtube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

Words derived from “siphonic”

  • polysiphonic
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