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Where does “bromus” come from?

bromus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βρῶμος — stink, stench, noisome smell.

bromus (Latin): A fetid smell

Definitions

  1. A fetid smell

Ancestry of “bromus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβρῶμοςstink, stench, noisome smell

Words derived from “bromus”

  • bromide
  • bromine
  • hydrobromide
  • dibromide
  • bromination
  • bromism
  • tetrabromide
  • bromidic
  • tribromide
  • debromination
  • pentabromide
  • monobromide
  • bromal
  • organobromine
  • perbromide
  • dihydrobromide
  • hexabromide
  • protobromide
  • polybromide
  • brominate
  • dibromine
  • bromanil
  • radiobromine
  • bromidism
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