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Where does “sycaminus” come from?

sycaminus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek συκάμινος, from Hebrew שִׁקְמָה — sycamore; sycamore fig; sycomore.

Ancestry of “sycaminus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσυκάμινοςblack mulberry; white mulberry
2Hebrewשִׁקְמָהsycamore; sycamore fig; sycomore
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