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Where does “συντριβάνι” come from?

συντριβάνι (Greek) comes from Turkish şadırvan, from Persian شادروان, from Persian روان, from French Rouen, from Old French Roem, from Latin Rotomagus, from Gaulish Ratumacos, from Gaulish magos — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

συντριβάνι (Greek): fountain

Definitions

  1. fountain

Ancestry of “συντριβάνι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşadırvan—
2Persianشادروانa large veil, curtain or tapestry suspended...
3Persianروانfluid; flowing; fluent
4FrenchRouen—
5Old FrenchRoem—
6LatinRotomagus—
7GaulishRatumacos—
8Gaulishmagosfield
9Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
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