Where does “prioni” come from?
prioni (Finnish) comes from English Prion, from Translingual Prion, from Ancient Greek πρίων, from Ancient Greek πρίω — to saw; to grind or gnash; to seize as with the...
prioni (Finnish): prion
Ancestry of “prioni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Prion | — |
| 2 | Translingual | Prion | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρίων | saw; trephine, trepan; ridge of hills |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρίω | to saw; to grind or gnash; to seize as with the... |
Words derived from “prioni”