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Where does “caeno-” come from?

caeno- (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek καινός, from Proto-Hellenic kəňňós, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥-yós, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “caeno-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαινόςnew, novel, recent; fresh, unused; strange,...
2Proto-Hellenickəňňós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥-yós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “caeno-”

  • caenophidian
  • Caenophidia
  • Caenogastropoda
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