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Where does “cepa” come from?

cepa (Spanish) comes from Spanish cepo, from Latin cippus — stake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...

cepa (Spanish): variety; strain; rootstalk, rhizome

Definitions

  1. variety; strain; rootstalk, rhizome

Ancestry of “cepa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcepoanimal trap; clamp; branch
2Latincippusstake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...
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