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Where does “μαρούλι” come from?

μαρούλι (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek μαρούλιον, from Ancient Greek ἀμαρούλιον, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

μαρούλι (Greek): lettuce

Definitions

  1. lettuce

Ancestry of “μαρούλι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekμαρούλιονlettuce
2Ancient Greekἀμαρούλιον—
3Latinamārus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “μαρούλι”

  • μαρουλόφυλλο
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