Where does “melotris” come from?

melotris (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μηλωτρίς, from Ancient Greek μήλη — surgical probe.

melotris (Latin): A probe, mostly for the ears

Definitions

  1. A probe, mostly for the ears

Ancestry of “melotris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμηλωτρίςinstrument for probing, especially for cleaning...
2Ancient Greekμήληsurgical probe
Every word from Ancient Greek μήλη →Every word from Ancient Greek μηλωτρίς →
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