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Where does “bryonia” come from?

bryonia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βρυωνία, from Ancient Greek βρύω — to be full to bursting.

Ancestry of “bryonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβρυωνίαbryony
2Ancient Greekβρύωto be full to bursting
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