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Where does “Siphon” come from?

Siphon (German) comes from French 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...

Siphon (German): trap; siphon; siphon; soda siphon

Definitions

  1. trap; siphon; siphon; soda siphon

Ancestry of “Siphon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsiphonsiphon
2Middle Frenchsiphon—
3Old Frenchsifon—
4Latinsīphō—
5Ancient Greekσίφωνtube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...
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