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Where does “therebynte” come from?

therebynte (Middle English) comes from Old French terebinthe, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος, from Ancient Greek τέρμινθος — terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...

therebynte (Middle English): terebinth

Definitions

  1. terebinth

Ancestry of “therebynte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchterebinthe—
2Latinterebinthusterebinth tree
3Ancient Greekτερέβινθοςterebinth tree
4Ancient Greekτέρμινθοςterebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...

Words derived from “therebynte”

  • terebinth
  • terebic
  • terebinthic
  • terebate
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