Where does “murenă” come from?

murenă (Romanian) comes from French murène, from Latin murēna, from Ancient Greek μύραινα — moray eel.

murenă (Romanian): moray eel

Definitions

  1. moray eel

Ancestry of “murenă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmurènemoray eel
2Latinmurēna
3Ancient Greekμύραιναmoray eel
Every word from Ancient Greek μύραιναEvery word from Latin murēnaEvery word from French murène
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