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Where does “pălămidă” come from?

pălămidă (Romanian) comes from Greek παλαμίδα, from Ancient Greek παλαμίς, from Ancient Greek πηλαμύς — young tunny.

pălămidă (Romanian): "Cirsium arvense", creeping thistle; Carduus...

Definitions

  1. "Cirsium arvense", creeping thistle; Carduus...

Ancestry of “pălămidă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekπαλαμίδαAtlantic bonito
2Ancient Greekπαλαμίς—
3Ancient Greekπηλαμύςyoung tunny
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