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Where does “mirobolant” come from?

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

mirobolant (Romanian): extraordinary, incredible, magnificent

Definitions

  1. extraordinary, incredible, magnificent

Ancestry of “mirobolant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmirobolantgreat, extraordinary, incredible; extremely...
2Latinmyrobalanumben nut
3Ancient Greekμυροβάλανοςmyrobalan
4Ancient Greekβάλανοςacorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́lanos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn
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