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Where does “argemonia” come from?

argemonia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀργεμώνη, from Ancient Greek ἄργεμον, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “argemonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀργεμώνη{{vern|pale poppy}}, {{taxlink|Papaver...
2Ancient Greekἄργεμονalbugo, a white speck on the eye; herb bennet,...
3Ancient Greekἀργόςwhite, bright; swift; not working, idle
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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