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Where does “marsupial” come from?

marsupial (Spanish) comes from Latin marsupialis, from Latin marsūpium, from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον.

marsupial (Spanish): marsupial

Definitions

  1. marsupial

Ancestry of “marsupial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarsupialispurse
2Latinmarsūpium—
3Ancient Greekμαρσύπιον—
Every word from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον →