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Where does “νανόκυκνος” come from?

νανόκυκνος (Greek) comes from Greek κύκνος, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr — wild; wild animal.

νανόκυκνος (Greek): Bewick's swan, tundra swan, ":Cygnus cygnus"

Definitions

  1. Bewick's swan, tundra swan, ":Cygnus cygnus"

Ancestry of “νανόκυκνος”, step by step

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