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Where does “μαστιχόδεντρο” come from?

μαστιχόδεντρο (Greek) comes from Greek δέντρο, from Ancient Greek δένδρον, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον — wild; wild animal.

μαστιχόδεντρο (Greek): mastic tree, "Pistacia lentiscus"

Definitions

  1. mastic tree, "Pistacia lentiscus"

Ancestry of “μαστιχόδεντρο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδέντροtree
2Ancient Greekδένδρονtree
3LatinCygnus—
4Ancient GreekΚύκνος—
5Latinolorswan; A smell
6Ancient GreekΤιτάνTitan
7Translingual-therium—
8Ancient Greekθηρίονwild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,...
9Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
10Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
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