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Where does “λεύκουρος” come from?

λεύκουρος (Greek) comes from Greek λευκός, from Ancient Greek λευκός, from Proto-Hellenic *leukós.

λεύκουρος (Greek): white-tailed

Definitions

  1. white-tailed

Ancestry of “λεύκουρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλευκόςwhite; "see" Expressions "and see" Λευκός; λευκός...
2Ancient Greekλευκόςbright, shining, gleaming; light in color; white;...
3Proto-Hellenic*leukós—
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