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Where does “scirros” come from?

scirros (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σκῖρος — A scrub, hard land overgrown with bushes; A...

scirros (Latin): A hard swelling or tumour

Definitions

  1. A hard swelling or tumour

Ancestry of “scirros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσκῖροςA scrub, hard land overgrown with bushes; A...

Words derived from “scirros”

  • scirro
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