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Where does “ziziphus” come from?

ziziphus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

ziziphus (Latin): alternative form of zīzyphus

Definitions

  1. alternative form of zīzyphus

Ancestry of “ziziphus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζίζυφονjujube
2Ancient GreekΣίσυφος—
3Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Words derived from “ziziphus”

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