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Where does “būbōnēs” come from?

būbōnēs (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βουβών — groin, abdomen; a bubo in the groin.

Ancestry of “būbōnēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβουβώνgroin, abdomen; a bubo in the groin
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