Etymology

Serbonian Bog

Today it means: A wetland in Egypt, famed for falsely appearing to be solid land. Full definition →

Latin Sirbonis Lacus ← Ancient Greek Σιρβωνίδος λίμνη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣιρβωνίδος λίμνη
  2. Latin · semantic loan fromSirbonis Lacus
  3. English todaySerbonian Bog

Semantic loan from Latin Sirbonis Lacus, from Ancient Greek Σιρβωνίδος λίμνη (Sirbōnídos límnē).

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