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Where does “γλυκόριζα” come from?

γλυκόριζα (Greek) comes from Koine Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

γλυκόριζα (Greek): liquorice , licorice

Definitions

  1. liquorice , licorice

Ancestry of “γλυκόριζα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
2Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
3Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
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