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Where does “Ziziphus” come from?

Ziziphus (Translingual) comes from Latin ziziphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Ancestry of “Ziziphus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinziziphusalternative form of zīzyphus
2Ancient Greekζίζυφονjujube
3Ancient GreekΣίσυφος—
4Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
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