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Where does “ifa” come from?

ifa (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ὑφή, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

ifa (Italian): hypha

Definitions

  1. hypha

Ancestry of “ifa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑφήweb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “ifa”

  • ife
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