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Where does “myrtatum” come from?

myrtatum (Latin) comes from Latin Myrtus, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

myrtatum (Latin): A sausage seasoned with myrtle berries

Definitions

  1. A sausage seasoned with myrtle berries

Ancestry of “myrtatum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMyrtusmyrtle
2Ancient GreekΜύρτος—
3Semiticm-r-r—
Every word from Semitic m-r-r →