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Where does “λοφίο” come from?

λοφίο (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek λοφίον, from Ancient Greek λόφος — the back of the neck, the withers of a horse, the...

λοφίο (Greek): crest, plume

Definitions

  1. crest, plume

Ancestry of “λοφίο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekλοφίον—
2Ancient Greekλόφοςthe back of the neck, the withers of a horse, the...

Words derived from “λοφίο”

  • λοφιοφόρος
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