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Where does “ostra” come from?

ostra (Portuguese) comes from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον — bivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

ostra (Portuguese): oyster

Definitions

  1. oyster

Ancestry of “ostra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinostreaoyster, mussel
2Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...
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