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Where does “tilmus” come from?

tilmus (English) comes from Ancient Greek τιλμός — plucking or pulling out of hair.

tilmus (English): floccillation

Definitions

  1. floccillation

Ancestry of “tilmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτιλμόςplucking or pulling out of hair
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