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Where does “mammothreptus” come from?

mammothreptus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μαμμόθρεπτος, from Ancient Greek θρεπτός, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

mammothreptus (Latin): nourished by a nurse

Definitions

  1. nourished by a nurse

Ancestry of “mammothreptus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαμμόθρεπτοςbrought up by one's grandmother
2Ancient Greekθρεπτός—
3Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
4Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—
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