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Where does “asfodelo” come from?

asfodelo (Italian) comes from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος — branched asphodel.

asfodelo (Italian): asphodel

Definitions

  1. asphodel

Ancestry of “asfodelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinasphodelusasphodel
2Ancient Greekἀσφόδελοςbranched asphodel
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