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Where does “Cyprinus” come from?

Cyprinus (Translingual) comes from Latin cyprīnus, from Ancient Greek κυπρῖνος — carp.

Ancestry of “Cyprinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincyprīnus—
2Ancient Greekκυπρῖνοςcarp

Words derived from “Cyprinus”

  • Cyprininae
  • cyprinoides
  • Cyprinidae
  • Cyprinoidea
  • Cypriniformes
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