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Where does “Hippomane” come from?

Hippomane (Translingual) comes from Latin hippomanes, from Ancient Greek ἱππομανές, from Ancient Greek ἱππομᾰνής — swarming with horses.

Ancestry of “Hippomane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhippomanes—
2Ancient Greekἱππομανέςthorn apple , of which horses are madly fond or...
3Ancient Greekἱππομᾰνήςswarming with horses

Words derived from “Hippomane”

  • Hippomaninae
  • Hippomaneae
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