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Where does “Hyoscyamus” come from?

Hyoscyamus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμος, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Proto-Hellenic *hūs.

Ancestry of “Hyoscyamus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμος—
2Ancient Greekὗςpig, swine, hog
3Proto-Hellenic*hūs—

Words derived from “Hyoscyamus”

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