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Where does “mirabolan” come from?

mirabolan (Middle French) comes from Latin myrobalanum, from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος, from Ancient Greek βάλανος, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

Ancestry of “mirabolan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmyrobalanumben nut
2Ancient Greekμυροβάλανοςmyrobalan
3Ancient Greekβάλανοςacorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́lanos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

Words derived from “mirabolan”

  • myrobalan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- →