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Where does “sphyraena” come from?

sphyraena (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σφύραινα, from Ancient Greek -αινᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ίνα, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

sphyraena (Latin): A kind of sea fish

Definitions

  1. A kind of sea fish

Ancestry of “sphyraena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσφύραιναbarracuda
2Ancient Greek-αινᾰ—
3Ancient Greek-ίνα—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “sphyraena”

  • sphyraenoid
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