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Where does “scamonie” come from?
scamonie (Old French) comes from Latin scammōnia, from Ancient Greek σκαμμωνίᾱ — scammony.
Ancestry of “scamonie”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
scammōnia
scammony
2
Ancient Greek
σκαμμωνίᾱ
scammony
Words derived from “scamonie”
scammony
scammonin
scamōnīe
scammonic acid
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