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Where does “silphium” come from?

silphium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σίλφιον — laserwort, silphium, silphion.

Ancestry of “silphium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσίλφιονlaserwort, silphium, silphion

Words derived from “silphium”

  • silphium
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