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Where does “leysir” come from?

leysir (Icelandic) comes from English LASER, from Latin laser — the juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...

leysir (Icelandic): laser

Definitions

  1. laser

Ancestry of “leysir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLASERAcronym of light amplification by stimulated...
2Latinlaserthe juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...

Words derived from “leysir”

  • leysigeisli
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