Etymology

cormus

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Ancient Greek κορμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκορμός“trunk of a tree with the boughs cut off”
  2. English todaycormus

From Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk of a tree with the boughs cut off”), from κείρω (keírō, “shear”).

Words from the same roots

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