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Where does “lemniscatus” come from?

lemniscatus (Latin) comes from Latin lēmniscus, from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος, from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος, from Phoenician 𐤋𐤁𐤍, from Proto-Semitic laban- — dairy.

lemniscatus (Latin): decorated with hanging ribbons

Definitions

  1. decorated with hanging ribbons

Ancestry of “lemniscatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēmniscus—
2Ancient Greekλημνῐ́σκοςwoollen fillet, ribbon
3Ancient GreekΛῆμνοςa Greek island Lemnos
4Phoenician𐤋𐤁𐤍white
5Proto-Semiticlaban-dairy

Words derived from “lemniscatus”

  • lemniscate
  • lemniscatic
  • lemniscate
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