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Where does “μύτη” come from?

μύτη (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek μύτη, from Ancient Greek μύτις — that part of molluscs that answers to the liver;...

μύτη (Greek): nose; point, pencil lead; toe

Definitions

  1. nose; point, pencil lead; toe

Ancestry of “μύτη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekμύτη—
2Ancient Greekμύτιςthat part of molluscs that answers to the liver;...

Words derived from “μύτη”

  • μυτοτσίμπιδο
  • μυτερός
Every word from Ancient Greek μύτις →