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Where does “dendritis” come from?

dendritis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek δενδρῖτις, from Ancient Greek δένδρον, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον — wild; wild animal.

dendritis (Latin): An unknown gem

Definitions

  1. An unknown gem

Ancestry of “dendritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδενδρῖτις—
2Ancient Greekδένδρονtree
3LatinCygnus—
4Ancient GreekΚύκνος—
5Latinolorswan; A smell
6Ancient GreekΤιτάνTitan
7Translingual-therium—
8Ancient Greekθηρίονwild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,...
9Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
10Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
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