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Where does “ampelos” come from?

ampelos (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

ampelos (Latin): a vine

Definitions

  1. a vine

Ancestry of “ampelos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄμπελοςvine; a vineyard; an engine for protecting...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

Words derived from “ampelos”

  • Ampelopsis
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