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Where does “plinthus” come from?

plinthus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πλίνθος — A brick, whether sun or fire baked; A squared...

plinthus (Latin): plinth; a hundred-acre plot of land

Definitions

  1. plinth; a hundred-acre plot of land

Ancestry of “plinthus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπλίνθοςA brick, whether sun or fire baked; A squared...

Words derived from “plinthus”

  • plinth
  • plinthed
  • plinther
  • plinto
  • плинтус
  • plinthe
  • plint
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