Etymology

capno-

Today it means: smoke Full definition →

Ancient Greek καπνός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκαπνός“smoke”
  2. English todaycapno-

From Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”) + -o-.

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