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Where does “tephro-” come from?

tephro- (English) comes from Ancient Greek τεφρός — ash-coloured.

tephro- (English): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “tephro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτεφρόςash-coloured

Words derived from “tephro-”

  • tephrite
  • tephrochronology
  • tephroite
  • tephrochronological
  • tephritic
  • tephrochronologist
  • tephrochronologically
  • tephrocorrelation
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