Etymology

deutonymph

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Today it means: The third instar of a mite. Full definition →

English nymph ← Middle English nimphe ← Old French nimphe
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The story

  1. Englishdeuto-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snewbʰ-
  3. Ancient Greekνύμφη (númphē)
  4. Latinnympha
  5. Old Frenchnimphe
  6. Middle Englishnimphe
  7. Englishnymph
  8. English todaydeutonymph

From deuto- + nymph.

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