Where does “esipo” come from?
esipo (Italian) comes from Latin oesypum, from Ancient Greek οἴσυπος, from Ancient Greek οἰσύπη — lanolin, grease extracted from sheep's wool.
esipo (Italian): oesypum
Ancestry of “esipo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | oesypum | refuse from wool |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οἴσυπος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οἰσύπη | lanolin, grease extracted from sheep's wool |