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Where does “Myrtus” come from?
Myrtus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.
Myrtus
(Latin): myrtle
Definitions
myrtle
Ancestry of “Myrtus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
Μύρτος
myrtle (Myrtus communis)
2
Semitic
m-r-r
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Words derived from “Myrtus”
myrtillus
Myrtus
mirto
myrte
myrtetum
myrtifolius
myrtatum
mirt
mirt
mirto
mirto
myrtillus
murtatum
myrten
myrteus
mirtillo
Myrtales
Myrtaceae
myrtille
mirteto
Myrtillus
Myrtoideae
Myrteae
myrtti
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