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Where does “eburneus” come from?

eburneus (Latin) comes from Latin eburnus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.

eburneus (Latin): of ivory; white as ivory

Definitions

  1. of ivory; white as ivory

Ancestry of “eburneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatineburnusAlternative form of eburneus; of ivory
2Latineburivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant
3Demoticybivory, Elephantine
4Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
5Egyptianꜣbto stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to...
6Proto-Afroasiatic*leb-—

Words derived from “eburneus”

  • eburnean
  • ebúrneo
  • eburneo
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