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Where does “anfíbraco” come from?

anfíbraco (Spanish) comes from Latin amphibrachys, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς, from Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς — short.

anfíbraco (Spanish): amphibrach

Definitions

  1. amphibrach

Ancestry of “anfíbraco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamphibrachysamphibrach
2Ancient Greekἀμφίβραχυςshort on both ends; amphibrach
3Ancient Greekβρᾰχῠ́ςshort
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