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Where does “mirobolant” come from?

mirobolant (French) comes from Latin myrobalanum, from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος, from Ancient Greek βάλανος, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

mirobolant (French): great, extraordinary, incredible; extremely...

Definitions

  1. great, extraordinary, incredible; extremely...

Ancestry of “mirobolant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmyrobalanumben nut
2Ancient Greekμυροβάλανοςmyrobalan
3Ancient Greekβάλανοςacorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́lanos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

Words derived from “mirobolant”

  • mirobolamment
  • mirobolant
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