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Where does “Dipnoi” come from?

Dipnoi (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek πνοή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

Ancestry of “Dipnoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπνοήbreath
2Ancient Greek-ή—
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “Dipnoi”

  • dipnoan
  • dipnoid
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