Where does “λεμούριος” come from?

λεμούριος (Greek) comes from English lemur, from Latin lemures — shades, ghosts of the departed; ghosts, spectres.

λεμούριος (Greek): lemur

Definitions

  1. lemur

Ancestry of “λεμούριος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlemurAny strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder...
2Latinlemuresshades, ghosts of the departed; ghosts, spectres
Every word from Latin lemures
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