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Where does “istmo” come from?

istmo (Portuguese) comes from Latin isthmus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσθμός, from Ancient Greek εἶμῐ — to go; go.

istmo (Portuguese): isthmus

Definitions

  1. isthmus

Ancestry of “istmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinisthmusisthmus
2Ancient GreekἸσθμός—
3Ancient Greekεἶμῐto go; go
Every word from Ancient Greek εἶμῐ →