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Where does “palimpissa” come from?

palimpissa (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παλίμπισσα — pitch reboiled, dry pitch.

palimpissa (Latin): pitch boiled twice, dry pitch

Definitions

  1. pitch boiled twice, dry pitch

Ancestry of “palimpissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαλίμπισσαpitch reboiled, dry pitch
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