ἑλλέβορος
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- hellebore (plant of the genus Helleborus)
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek ἐλλός (deer) + Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω (eat, eat up, I eat).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βιβρώσκω
Gloss
eat, eat up, I eat
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eleborus Latin
- helleborus Latin
- elleboro Italian
- βιβρώσκω Ancient Greek
- βορά Ancient Greek
- βρῶμα Ancient Greek
- βρῶσις Ancient Greek
- δημοβόρος Ancient Greek
- ἐλαφόβοσκον Ancient Greek
- ἐλλός Ancient Greek
- *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁el-nó-s Proto-Indo-European
- ellebre Old French