Where does “lemnisco” come from?

lemnisco (Italian) comes from Latin lēmniscus, from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος, from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος, from Phoenician 𐤋𐤁𐤍, from Proto-Semitic laban- — dairy.

lemnisco (Italian): lemniscus

Definitions

  1. lemniscus

Ancestry of “lemnisco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlēmniscusA pendent ribbon
2Ancient Greekλημνῐ́σκοςwoollen fillet, ribbon
3Ancient GreekΛῆμνοςa Greek island Lemnos
4Phoenician𐤋𐤁𐤍white
5Proto-Semiticlaban-dairy
Every word from Proto-Semitic laban-Every word from Phoenician 𐤋𐤁𐤍Every word from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος
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