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Where does “cissitis” come from?

cissitis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κισσῖτις, from Ancient Greek κισσός — ivy , sacred to Dionysus.

cissitis (Latin): A kind of gem of the color of the ivy

Definitions

  1. A kind of gem of the color of the ivy

Ancestry of “cissitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκισσῖτις—
2Ancient Greekκισσόςivy , sacred to Dionysus
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