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Where does “Cenchrus” come from?

Cenchrus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek κέγχρος, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-gʰ-r-o- — pulverized.

Ancestry of “Cenchrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκέγχροςmillet; anything in small grains; a small kind of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-gʰ-r-o-pulverized
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