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Where does “στρύχνος” come from?

στρύχνος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στρύχνον — name of various nightshades.

στρύχνος (Greek): nightshade

Definitions

  1. nightshade

Ancestry of “στρύχνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρύχνονname of various nightshades

Words derived from “στρύχνος”

  • strychnine
  • strychninism
  • strychnine
  • strychninique
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