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Where does “Leptoscyphus” come from?

Leptoscyphus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “Leptoscyphus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεπτόςpeeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
2Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “Leptoscyphus”

  • Leptoscyphopsis
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