Etymology

dendrolatry

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Today it means: The worship of trees. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δένδρον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδένδρον“tree”
  2. English todaydendrolatry

From dendro- + -latry, from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + λατρεία (latreía, “worship”))

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδένδρον all →

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