Where does “lemniscus” come from?
lemniscus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος, from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος, from Phoenician 𐤋𐤁𐤍, from Proto-Semitic laban- — dairy.
Ancestry of “lemniscus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | λημνῐ́σκος | woollen fillet, ribbon |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Λῆμνος | a Greek island Lemnos |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤋𐤁𐤍 | white |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | laban- | dairy |