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Where does “sorgo” come from?

sorgo (Spanish) comes from Latin Sȳricum, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr.

sorgo (Spanish): sorghum

Definitions

  1. sorghum

Ancestry of “sorgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSȳricum—
2LatinSȳria—
3Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
4Ancient GreekἈσσυρία—
5AkkadianAššūrāyu—
6AkkadianAššūr—
Every word from Akkadian Aššūr →