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Where does “remurclum” come from?

remurclum (Latin) comes from Latin remurculum, from Latin remulcum, from Ancient Greek ῥυμουλκέω, from Ancient Greek ῥῦμα — tow-line.

Ancestry of “remurclum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinremurculum—
2Latinremulcumtowrope
3Ancient Greekῥυμουλκέωto pull a towing rope
4Ancient Greekῥῦμαtow-line
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