Etymology

capnomor

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Today it means: A colourless oil with a peculiar odour, obtained from beech tar. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μοῖρα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμοῖρα“part”
  2. English todaycapnomor

Borrowed from capno- + Ancient Greek μοῖρα (moîra, “part”), or some other derivative of μείρομαι (meíromai).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμοῖρα all →

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