Etymology

barometz

ba·ro·metz
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Today it means: A purported zoophyte, half-animal and half-plant, said to grow in the form of a sheep. Full definition →

Russian баране́ц
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The story

  1. Russian · derived fromбаране́ц“species of club moss (genus Lycopodium)”
  2. English todaybarometz

Possibly a corruption of Russian баране́ц (baranéc, “species of club moss (genus Lycopodium)”, from бара́н (barán, “ram (male sheep)”) + -ец (-ec, diminutive suffix)).

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