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Where does “mandragora” come from?

mandragora (Italian) comes from Latin mandragora, from Latin mandragoras, from Ancient Greek μανδραγόρας, from Old Persian merdum gija — plant of humans.

mandragora (Italian): mandrake

Definitions

  1. mandrake

Ancestry of “mandragora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmandragoraablative singular of mandragorās; vocative...
2Latinmandragorasmandrake
3Ancient Greekμανδραγόραςmandrake
4Old Persianmerdum gijaplant of humans

Words derived from “mandragora”

  • mandragore
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